High Arctic Large Igneous Province

High Arctic Large Igneous Province

The High Arctic Large Igneous Province (HALIP) is a major Late Cretaceous large igneous province located in the Arctic. It includes the Ellesmere Island Volcanics, Strand Fiord Formation, Alpha Ridge, Franz Josef Land and Svalbard. [ [http://maps.unomaha.edu/maher/svalbard/wwwHALIP/ Research Project on the manifestation of the High Arctic Large Igneous Province (HALIP) on Svalbard] Retrieved on 2007-10-01]

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