Explora Escarpment

Explora Escarpment (

70°33′S 15°0′W / 70.550°S 15.000°W / -70.550; -15.000Coordinates: 70°33′S 15°0′W / 70.550°S 15.000°W / -70.550; -15.000) is an undersea escarpment named for the Antarctic science ship . The name, proposed by Dr. of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany, was approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in June 1997.^[1]

The Explora Escarpment was aligned with the Lebombo monocline in southern Africa before the break-up of Gondwana.^[2]

References[]

• Jokat, W.; Boebel, T.; König, M.; Meyer, U. (2003). "Timing and geometry of early Gondwana breakup". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 108 (B9). doi:10.1029/2002JB001802. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Explora Escarpment". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)