Bathymetry and geological setting of the South Sandwich Islands volcanic arc

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Leat, PT, Fretwell, PT, Tate, AJ, Larter, RD, Martin, TJ, Smellie, JL, Jokat, W, Bohrmann, G
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Univ Press 2016
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; East Scotia Ridge; Sandwich Islands; South Sandwich Islands; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102016000043; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/118374

The South Sandwich Islands and associated seamounts constitute the volcanic arc of an active subduction system situated in the South Atlantic. We introduce a map of the bathymetry and geological setting of the South Sandwich Islands and the associated East Scotia Ridge back-arc spreading centre that...