The submeridional strike slip zone in the structure of the Chukchi Sea continental margin and the mechanism of opening of the Canada oceanic basin

In this communication, we discuss different geological-geophysical data indicating the existence of one such submeridional transverse strike slip zone in the region under consideration. It extends from the Canada Basin along the eastern escarp of the North wind Rise and across the shelf continental margin in the Chukchi Sea toward the Bering Strait. The role of this zone in the geodynamic evolution of the Canada oceanic basin and the adjacent continental margin of the Chukchi Sea is also a subject of this research.