Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Bathymetry of the northeast Atlantic: Mid-Atlantic ridge to southwest Europe

1975; Elsevier BV; Volume: 22; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0011-7471(75)90084-4

1878-2493

A. S. Laughton, D.G. Roberts, Robert C. Graves,

Geological Studies and Exploration

A new bathymetric chart is presented of the northeast Atlantic between 32 and 50°N and extending westwards to include the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The chart includes areas of sea-floor spreading, transform faulting,compression and past subduction and illustrates the complexity of the resulting topography. The features are related where possible to current theories of the evolution of the oceanic crust and continental margin.