Earth:Laptev Sea Rift

Short description: A divergent tectonic plate boundary between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate

Short description:

The Laptev Sea Rift is a divergent tectonic plate boundary between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate located on the Arctic Ocean coast of northeastern Siberia in Russia . The Laptev Sea Rift is the continuation of the Gakkel Ridge (Mid-Arctic Ridge) into the continental crust of Siberia. It starts offshore in the continental shelf and continues onshore to a point located in the Chersky Range where the boundary motion changes from extension to compression.

References

• Joint US-Russia Workshop on the Plate Tectonic Evolution of Northeast Russia, Dec. 2004