Morris Jesup Spur and Rise north of Greenland – exploring present seabed features, the history of sediment deposition, volcanism and tectonic deformation at a Late Cretaceous/early Cenozoic triple junction in the Arctic Ocean

• Published in: Norwegian Journal of Geology
• Main Authors: Kristoffersen, Yngve, Hall, John K., Nilsen, Espen Harris
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of Norway 2021
• Subjects: Amundsen Basin; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Eurasia Basin; Greenland; Hornsund; Morris Jesup Rise; Morris Jesup Spur; Svalbard; Yermak Plateau; amundsen basin; East Greenland; east greenland current; Lincoln Sea; Lomonosov Ridge; Yermak plateau
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2989645; https://doi.org/10.17850/njg101-1-4

The narrow Morris Jesup Spur and an adjacent broader western rise extend 220 km into the Eurasia Basin from the shelf edge north of Greenland. We have used a hovercraft platform drifting with the sea to collect the first seismic reflection transect across an area postulated to be a former triple jun...