Red Sea, The: An Embryonic Ocean Basin

Synopsis: Sea floor spreading and the theory of plate tectonics is now widely accepted, buy why continental plates split as they do to form new ocean basins is still unknown. Most early evidence of splitting in the younger oceanic basins such as the South Atlantic is lost, but the early history of older ocean basins can studied by looking at the youngest basin - the Red Sea. Examination of the sediments around the Red Sea helps to understand the conditions in the region that led to the splitting. Examination of the northern part of the Red Sea suggests that this section may have originated as a graben before sea floor spreading began.
Series: Understanding the Continents, Course S339
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.
Year of production: 1990
Availability: Sale; 1999 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Geology
Keywords: basin formation; lithosphere; Middle East; oceans; plate tectonics

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