Contrasting Ultra-Slow Ridges near the Bouvet Triple Junction in the South Atlantic

• Main Authors: Ligi M., Bonatti E., Brueckner H.K., Fabretti P., Ottolini L., BRUNELLI, Daniele, CIPRIANI, Anna
• Other Authors: AGU, Ligi, M., Bonatti, E., Brueckner, H. K., Brunelli, Daniele, Cipriani, Anna, Fabretti, P., Ottolini, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU 1998
• Subjects: ridge/hot spot; thermal swell; triple junction; Bouvet; Antarctic; Indian; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11380/856289

Two ultraslow mid ocean ridges, i.e., the westernmost portion of the Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR) and the easternmost portion of the American-Antarctic Ridge (AAR), meet the southernmost portion of the Mid Atlantic Ridge (MAR) at the Bouvet Triple Junction. Although both the SWIR and the AAR have v...