Bellingshausen Plate

Bellingshausen Plate

The Bellingshausen Plate was an ancient tectonic plate that fused onto the Antarctic Plate. It is named after the Baltic German-Russian explorer of Antarctica, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen.

The plate was in existence during the Late Cretaceous and early Tertiary periods adjacent to eastern Marie Byrd Land. Independent plate motion ceased at 61 mya. The boundaries are poorly defined.

References

*Eagles, G., K. Gohl and R. D. Larter (2004) "Life of the Bellingshausen plate", Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L07603 [http://web.awi-bremerhaven.de/Publications/Eag2003d_abstract.html Abstract]
*McCarron, Joe J. and Robert D. Larter, "Late Cretaceous to early Tertiary subduction history of the Antarctic Peninsula", Journal of the Geological Society, March 1998


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