STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM OF ANTARCTICA,

Abstract

A discussion is presented on the geological structure of the Antarctic, and a structural diagram is given showing the post Proterozoic platforms, zones of Caledonomiau, Hercyniau, and Alpine folding, the sima region of the Pacific Ocean, the strike of the principal folds and Cenozoic faults, Alpine frontal down-warps, Cenozoic block-structures, oceanic depressions deeper than 4000 m, epicenters of recent earthquakes, and Cenozoic volcanoes.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0610914

Entities

People

  • P. S. Voronov

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antarctica
  • Depression
  • Earthquakes
  • Epicenters
  • Geological Phenomena
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Platforms

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Seismology