The Deep Submerged Continental Crust: The Central Arctic and Zealandia in the Southwest Pacific
Published in Doklady Earth Sciences
AbstractA vast area of up to five million square kilometers is located in the Pacific Ocean to the east of Australia. The Earth’s crust up to 10–23 km thick is submerged here to a depth of 1–4 km. This contrasts with the surrounding Southwest Pacific where the crust is submerged up to 5–6 km and has a thickness of 7 km, which is more typical for oc...
