Structure and development of a microcontinent: Elan Bank in the Southern Indian Ocean  

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Borissova, I. | Coffin, M.F. | Charvis, P. | Operto, S.

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Elan Bank, a large western protrusion of the Kerguelen Plateau, is a microcontinent that originally lay between India and Antarctica in Gondwana. The acticle analyses seismic stratigraphy and crustal structure of the Elan Bank and discusses tectonic history of this feature. The paper contributes to understanding of dispersal and accretion of continental fragments in association with both plate tectonics and hotspot activity has likely been a significant process for much of Earth's history.

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• plate tectonics

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• geophysics

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• marine

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2002-08-16T00:00:00

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