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Geology in the Falkland Islands
Author(s) -
CLARK RICHARD,
EDWARDS EMMA,
LUXTON STEPHEN,
TOM SHIPP,
WILSON PETER
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1995.tb00115.x
Subject(s) - geology , submarine pipeline , regional geology , drilling , human settlement , paleontology , archaeology , oceanography , earth science , telmatology , tectonics , geography , engineering , mechanical engineering
In the next few years we are likely to hear and learn much about the offshore geology of the Falkland Islands as exploratory drilling for hydrocarbons begins. The offshore geology may become better known than the onshore, of which there has been little detailed investigation in the 200+ years since settlements were established. Here we outline the history of geological investigations and present information gathered during recent fieldwork.