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Structures in Scoresby Sund, East Greenland

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Glaciated Continental Margins

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The Scoresby Sund, located in the central part of East Greenland (Fig. 1), is one of the largest fjord systems of the world. Several narrow deep fjords open into the wider shallower parts supplying a large number of icebergs. The sedimentary distribution and structures in this fjord system are strongly influenced by former ice shelf/sheet configurations and recent iceberg movements. Scoresby Sund is characterised by two distinct seismic sequences: a thin Quaternary layer on top of probably Mesozoic sedimentary rocks [Uenzelmann-Neben, 1993].

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  1. Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Postfach 12 01 61, 27515, Bremerhaven, Germany

    Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben

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  1. Institute for Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austria, 8701 N. MoPac Expressway, Austin, TX, 78759, USA

    Thomas A. Davies

  2. Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Alexander Murray Bldg., St. John’s, NF, A1B 3X5, Canada

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  3. Marine and Coastal Geology, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025-3591, USA

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  4. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B26 4A2, Canada

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  5. Byrd Polar Research Center, 1090 Carmack Rd., Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

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  7. Murchison House, British Geological Survey, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA, Scotland, UK

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  8. Dept. of Geology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA

    Jay A. Stravers

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Uenzelmann-Neben, G. (1997). Structures in Scoresby Sund, East Greenland. In: Davies, T.A., et al. Glaciated Continental Margins. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5820-6_8

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