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The Wyville-Thomson Ridge lies at the northern end of the Rockall Trough and separates the latter from the Faeroe-Shetland Channel. The Ridge forms part of a region of complex topography that includes the Faeroe platform and the prominent seamounts and channels lying to the south and southwest of the platform (Figs 1 and 2).
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Roberts, D.G., Bott, M.H.P., Uruski, C. (1983). Structure and Origin of the Wyville-Thomson Ridge. In: Bott, M.H.P., Saxov, S., Talwani, M., Thiede, J. (eds) Structure and Development of the Greenland-Scotland Ridge. Nato Conference Series, vol 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3485-9_9
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