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The Continental Margins of Eastern Canada and Baffin Bay

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The Geology of Continental Margins

Abstract

Canada’s eastern continental margin extends over some 40 degrees of latitude from Georges Bank to Ellesmere Island. This account describes only a few of the features of this extensive continental margin, illustrative of the variations in geologic style. Full accounts have been written recently by a number of investigators (e.g., Barrett and C. E. Keen, 1973; Emery et al., 1970); consequently we have not put detailed references throughout this text.

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    Creighton A. Burk (Chief Geologist) (Chief Geologist)

  2. Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 03755, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

    Charles L. Drake (Professor of Earth Sciences) (Professor of Earth Sciences)

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Keen, C.E., Keen, M.J. (1974). The Continental Margins of Eastern Canada and Baffin Bay. In: Burk, C.A., Drake, C.L. (eds) The Geology of Continental Margins. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-01141-6_28

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