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Classic localities explained 6: Tobago
Author(s) -
Donovan Stephen K.,
Jackson Trevor A.
Publication year - 2010
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.1365-2451.2010.00775.x
Subject(s) - geology , geologist , igneous rock , metamorphic rock , sedimentary rock , archaeology , situated , geomorphology , paleontology , geography , artificial intelligence , computer science
The island of Tobago is only about 40 km in length and to the geologist is a demonstration of the old saying that good things come in small packages. Situated in the southeast corner of the Caribbean Plate, it is the eastern extremity of the Caribbean Mountain System of northern South America, and is divided into three geologic provinces, one metamorphic, one igneous and one sedimentary.