Continental Breakup by a Leaky Transform: The Gulf of Elat (Aqaba)

Continental Breakup by a Leaky Transform: The Gulf of Elat (Aqaba)

The floor of the Gulf of Elat consists of five distinct deeps. Its structure is controlled by faulting which has produced rhomb-shaped grabens. The gulf is a newly formed plate boundary between Arabia and Sinai.

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1979-10, Vol.206 (4415), p.214-216
Hauptverfasser: Ben-Avraham, Zvi, Garfunkel, Zvi, Almagor, Gideon, Hall, John K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Geological formations
Geology
Grabens (Geology)
Gravitational anomalies
Gulfs
Marine geology
Reflectors
Seas
Sediments
Submarine geology
Tectonic plate interactions
Tectonics
Terraces
Wadis
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Zusammenfassung:The floor of the Gulf of Elat consists of five distinct deeps. Its structure is controlled by faulting which has produced rhomb-shaped grabens. The gulf is a newly formed plate boundary between Arabia and Sinai.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.206.4415.214