Microcontinent formation around Australia

• Main Authors: Gaina, C., Müller, R. D., Brown, B., Ishihara, T.
• Other Authors: Hillis, R. R., Muller, R. D.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of America 2003
• Subjects: Hot spots; Microcontinent; Riffing; Sea-floor spreading; Ross Sea; Kerguelen; Indian; South Tasman Rise; Elan Bank; Gilbert Seamount; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/234263/

Microcontinents are common in the accreted continental geological record, but relatively rare in modern settings. Many of today's microcontinents are found in the Tasman Sea and Indian Ocean. These include the East Tasman Rise, the Gilbert Seamount Complex, the Seychelles, Elan Bank (Kerguelen...