Structure of the Western Continental Margin, New Zealand, and Challenger Plateau, Eastern Tasman Sea

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Research Article| September 01, 1973 Structure of the Western Continental Margin, New Zealand, and Challenger Plateau, Eastern Tasman Sea JAMES E. ANDREWS; JAMES E. ANDREWS 1Department of Oceanography, and Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar JAMES V. EADE JAMES V. EADE 2New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 8009, Wellington, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information JAMES E. ANDREWS 1Department of Oceanography, and Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 JAMES V. EADE 2New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 8009, Wellington, New Zealand Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1973) 84 (9): 3093–3100. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<3093:SOTWCM>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation JAMES E. ANDREWS, JAMES V. EADE; Structure of the Western Continental Margin, New Zealand, and Challenger Plateau, Eastern Tasman Sea. GSA Bulletin 1973;; 84 (9): 3093–3100. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<3093:SOTWCM>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Egmont Terrace west of Cook Strait has been built, principally during times of lowered sea level, as a prograding continental shelf onto the Challenger Plateau at the southern end of Lord Howe Rise. The plateau subsided below sea level during early Eocene time, an event accompanied by slow upbuilding of the plateau. Major outbuilding appeared only in early to middle Miocene time, following a rerouting of major surface currents from the area. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.