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Atlantic and Indian Ocean Margins of Southern Africa

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The Geology of Continental Margins

Abstract

This review summarizes published data from the continental margins of South Africa and South West Africa between the Angolan border (17° 15’S—Kunene River) on the west coast, and the Mozambique border (26°51’S—Punta do Ouro) on the east coast (Fig. 1).

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

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Siesser, W.G., Scrutton, R.A., Simpson, E.S.W. (1974). Atlantic and Indian Ocean Margins of Southern Africa. 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_47

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