Ellice Ridge
The Ellice Ridge ( Ellice Basin Extinct Ridge ) is an oceanic ridge in the Pacific , the highest peaks of which belong to the Ellice Islands (today's Tuvalu ).
geography
The ridge is oriented northwest-southeast and is one of the faults that subdivide the Ellice deep-sea basin . The structure was formed either by cracks in a fault or due to tensions along a strongly segmented axis (Pacific-Bellinghausen spreading center). It is estimated that it was 86 million years old.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chandler et al. 2012.
literature
- John J. Mahoney, Millard F. Coffin: Large Igneous Provinces: Continental, Oceanic, and Planetary Flood Volcanism. In: Geophysical Monograph Series , Vol. 100, ISSN 0065-8448; American Geophysical Union 1997: 190 . ISBN 0875900828 , 9780875900827
- World Geography. In: General Studies Paper I. V&S Publishers 2015: 221 . ISBN 9352150791 , 9789352150793
- MT Chandler & al .: Reconstructing Ontong Java Nui: Implications for Pacific absolute plate motion, hotspot drift and true polar wander. In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters , 2012, v. 331-332: 140-151.
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Coordinates: 8 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 178 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E