Continental Breakup by a Leaky Transform: The Gulf of Elat (Aqaba)
- 12 October 1979
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 206 (4415) , 214-216
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.206.4415.214
Abstract
The floor of the Gulf of Elat consists of five distinct deeps. Its structure is controlled by faulting which has produced rhomb-shaped grabens. The gulf is a newly formed plate boundary between Arabia and Sinai.Keywords
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