Estudio del margen oriental de la península Antártica a partir de datos gravimétricos y magnéticos
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La península Antártica, constituida fundamentalmente por rocas
ígneas y metamórficas, forma parte del cinturón orogénico andino
de edad mesozoico-cenozoica, y fue separada de Sudamérica tras
la apertura del paso de Drake desde el Oligoceno. La península está
formada por procesos relacionados con la subducción de la corteza
oceánica del Pacífico en su margen occidental, que aún hoy es activa
al NE de la zona de fractura Hero, dando lugar a la formación de la
cuenca de trasarco de Bransfield. El margen oriental es el menos
conocido por su inaccesibilidad, es de tipo pasivo y se caracteriza por
una plataforma continental extensa con un tránsito gradual hacia el
dominio oceánico del mar de Weddell. La modelización de 2 perfiles
magnéticos y gravimétricos indica [1] que la estructura cortical presenta
un adelgazamiento progresivo de la corteza hacia el SE, [2]
una gran variación del espesor de sedimentos y [3] la existencia de
una zona de diques basálticos asociada al borde occidental del mar
de Weddell
The Antarctic Peninsula, mainly composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks, was separated from South America during the opening of the Drake Passage from the Oligocene, as part of the Mesozoic-Cenozoic Andean orogenic belt. It was formed by processes related to the subduction of Pacific Ocean floor at its western margin, still active northwards of the Hero fracture zone, where the Bransfield backarc basin was developed. The eastern margin is less known due to its inaccessibility and is described as a continental passive margin gradually in transition to the Weddell Sea ocean floor. The modelling of 2 magnetic and gravimetric profiles shows [1] that the eastern margin of the Antarctic Peninsula depicts a progressively thinning of the upper crust towards the SE, [2] a remarkable sediment thickness changes, and [3] basaltic dikes related to the western edge of the Weddell Sea
The Antarctic Peninsula, mainly composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks, was separated from South America during the opening of the Drake Passage from the Oligocene, as part of the Mesozoic-Cenozoic Andean orogenic belt. It was formed by processes related to the subduction of Pacific Ocean floor at its western margin, still active northwards of the Hero fracture zone, where the Bransfield backarc basin was developed. The eastern margin is less known due to its inaccessibility and is described as a continental passive margin gradually in transition to the Weddell Sea ocean floor. The modelling of 2 magnetic and gravimetric profiles shows [1] that the eastern margin of the Antarctic Peninsula depicts a progressively thinning of the upper crust towards the SE, [2] a remarkable sediment thickness changes, and [3] basaltic dikes related to the western edge of the Weddell Sea







