East Antarctica — Eastern Antarctica on the right. Image … Wikipedia
West Antarctic Rift — The West Antarctic Rift is a major, active rift valley lying between East and West Antarctica. It encompasses the Ross Sea, the area under the Ross Ice Shelf and a part of West Antarctica. Its evolution is due to lithospheric thinning of the non… … Wikipedia
List of shields and cratons — List of shields= *African Shield AKA Ethiopian Shield *Amazonian Shield of central South America *The Angaran Shield of West Siberia *Arabian Nubian Shield *(Western) Australian Shield *Baltic Shield of Scandinavia and Eastern Europe *Canadian… … Wikipedia
Mount Elkins — Map of Antarctica indicating location of Mount Elkins Elevation 2,300 m (7,546 ft) … Wikipedia
Napier Mountains — Range Region Enderby Land, East Antarctica Highest p … Wikipedia
Atlantica — was an ancient continent theorised to have formed about two billion years ago. About 200 million years later, it became part of the major supercontinent Columbia. 300 million years later, Columbia broke up; Atlantica became part of the minor… … Wikipedia
Continent — Animated, color coded map showing the various continents. Depending on the convention and model, some continents may be consolidated or subdivided: for example, Eurasia is often subdivided into Europe and Asia (red shades), while North and South… … Wikipedia
Europe — For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). Europe … Wikipedia
Mawson-Kraton — Der Mawson Kraton in seiner angenommenen maximalen Ausdehnung. Der Mawson Kraton (auch Mawson Kontinent) war ein während des Mesoproterozoikums entstandener Kraton, der den heutigen Gawler Kraton in Südaustralien und den Ostantarktischen Kraton… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… … Universalium
