Earth:Charcot Plate
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Short description: Fragment of the Phoenix tectonic plate fused to the Antarctic Peninsula
The Charcot Plate was a fragment of the Phoenix Plate.[1] The subduction of the Charcot Plate, beneath West Antarctica, stopped before 83 Ma, and became fused onto the Antarctic Peninsula.[2] Researchers have suggested that there are remnants of the western part of the Charcot Plate in the Bellingshausen Sea.[2]
References
- ↑ "High-resolution animated tectonic reconstruction of the South Pacific and West Antarctic Margin". Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 5 (7): Q07002. 2004-07-10. doi:10.1029/2003GC000657. Bibcode: 2004GGG.....5.7002E. https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/9633/1/Eag2003e.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tectonic evolution of the Pacific margin of Antarctica, 1, Late Cretaceous tectonic reconstructions". J. Geophys. Res. 107 (B12): 2345. 2002-12-13. doi:10.1029/2000JB000052. Bibcode: 2002JGRB..107.2345L. https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/5400/1/Lar2002a.pdf.
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