Rifting and subsidence on passive continental margins in the North East Atlantic

Deep-sea drilling in the Bay of Biscay and the Rockall Plateau show that passive continental margins are characterised by the absence of seismicity and include continental shelf, continental slope and continental rise physiographic provinces, exemplified by the borders of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1977-07, Vol.268 (5618), p.305-309
Main Authors: Montadert, L, Roberts, D. G, Auffret, G. A, Bock, W, DuPeuble, P. A, Hailwood, E. A, Harrison, W, Kagami, H, Lumsden, D. N, Muller, C, Schnitker, D, Thompson, R. W, Thompson, T. L, Timofeev, P. P
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Language:English
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Summary:Deep-sea drilling in the Bay of Biscay and the Rockall Plateau show that passive continental margins are characterised by the absence of seismicity and include continental shelf, continental slope and continental rise physiographic provinces, exemplified by the borders of the Atlantic Ocean.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/268305a0