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Antarctic–Phoenix Ridge

Coordinates: 59°37′18″S 59°37′18″W / 59.62167°S 59.62167°W / -59.62167; -59.62167
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The Antarctic-Phoenix Ridge, also called the Phoenix Ridge, is an extinct mid-ocean ridge that consisted of three spreading ridge segments between the Antarctic Peninsula and the Scotia Sea. It initiated during the Late Cretaceous-Early Tertiary when the Phoenix Plate had divergent boundaries with the Bellingshausen and Pacific plates. Spreading along the Antarctic-Phoenix Ridge had ceased entirely by 3.3 million years ago when the small remnant of the Phoenix Plate was incorporated into the Antarctic Plate.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Eagles, G. (2003). "Tectonic evolution of the Antarctic-Phoenix plate system since 15 Ma" (PDF). Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 217: 97–109. doi:10.1016/s0012-821x(03)00584-3. Retrieved February 25, 2017. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

59°37′18″S 59°37′18″W / 59.62167°S 59.62167°W / -59.62167; -59.62167

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