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The main features of the tectonic structure of Spitsbergen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

V. N. Sokolov ,
A. A. Krasiltchikov  and
Ju. Ja. Livshitz
V. N. Sokolov
Affiliation:
Scientific Research Institute for Geology of the Arctic, Leningrad, Nab. R.-Moiki 120, U.S.S.R.
A. A. Krasiltchikov
Affiliation:
Scientific Research Institute for Geology of the Arctic, Leningrad, Nab. R.-Moiki 120, U.S.S.R.
Ju. Ja. Livshitz
Affiliation:
Scientific Research Institute for Geology of the Arctic, Leningrad, Nab. R.-Moiki 120, U.S.S.R.
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The Spitsbergen archipelago is situated in the north-westernmost part of the Barents Shelf. The structural position of the archipelago and the variety of its geological complexes make this region very important for understanding the tectonic history of the Atlantic sector of the Arctic.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 105 , Issue 2 , April 1968 , pp. 95 - 115
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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