J-Anomaly Ridge
The J-Anomaly Ridge is a bathymetric feature in the North Atlantic Ocean, extending southwest from the eastern end of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.[1] It has a length of about 400 km (250 mi) and rises 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above the general level of the Sohm Abyssal Plain.[2] The ridge consists of anomalously thick oceanic crust that formed as a result of a major volcanic pulse during the Cretaceous.[3]
References
- Tucholke, Brian E.; Ludwig, William J. (1982). "Structure and Origin of the J Anomaly Ridge, Western North Atlantic Ocean". Journal of Geophysical Research. American Geophysical Union. 87 (B11): 9389. Bibcode:1982JGR....87.9389T. doi:10.1029/JB087iB11p09389. hdl:1912/5786. ISSN 0148-0227.
- Uchupi, Elazar; Austin, James A. (1979). "The stratigraphy and structure of the Laurentian Cone region". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. NRC Research Press. 16 (9): 1727, 1732. Bibcode:1979CaJES..16.1726U. doi:10.1139/e79-160. ISSN 1480-3313.
- Louden, Keith (2002). "Tectonic Evolution of the East Coast of Canada". Recorder. Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists. 27 (2). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
External links
- "J-Anomaly Ridge". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- "Marine Gazetteer Placedetails: J-Anomaly Ridge". Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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