Explora Escarpment () is an undersea escarpment named for the Antarctic science ship ''
F.S. Explora''. The name, proposed by Dr.
Heinrich Hinze of the
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
The Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (German: ''Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung'') is located in Bremerhaven, Germany, and a member of the Helmholtz Association o ...
,
Bremerhaven, Germany
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It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Riv ...
, was approved by the
Advisory Committee for Undersea Features
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in June 1997.
[
The Explora Escarpment was aligned with the Lebombo ]monocline
A monocline (or, rarely, a monoform) is a step-like fold in rock strata consisting of a zone of steeper dip within an otherwise horizontal or gently-dipping sequence.
Formation
Monoclines may be formed in several different ways (see diagram)
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in southern Africa before the break-up of Gondwana
Gondwana () was a large landmass, often referred to as a supercontinent, that formed during the late Neoproterozoic (about 550 million years ago) and began to break up during the Jurassic period (about 180 million years ago). The final stages ...
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References
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Escarpments of Antarctica
Landforms of Queen Maud Land
Princess Martha Coast
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