Enderby Plain [SEP] continent
Enderby Plain
Enderby Plain (also known as Enderby Abyssal Plain or East Abyssal Plain) () is an undersea plain (or "abyssal plain"), located off the coast of Enderby Land and Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. The name was approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names Advisory Committee on Undersea Features in June 1988.
This submarine terrain feature is named after the Enderby Brothers, owners of a 19th-century whaling company based in London, England. The company sponsored several expeditions to Antarctica in
Ma). The main regional metamorphism in the LHC is related to continent-continent collision between portions of the Gondwana supercontinent. This area may include remains of a potential suture between East and West Gondwana. The metamorphic grade increases gradually from the Prince Olav Coast (amphibolite facies; eastern part of the LHC) to the Soya Coast (granulite facies; western part of the LHC).
Tectonic evolution.
Two major tectonic processes could have influenced the formation of the present structures seen in Enderby Land.
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