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Evolution of the Scotia Arc

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In this article the evolution of the Andean–West Antarctic Cordillera, and its subsequent bending, disruption, and fragmentation in the Cenozoic to form the Scotia Arc, is documented by geological evidence.

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    IAN W. D. DALZIEL & DAVID H. ELLIOT

  2. Department of Geology and Institute of Polar Studies, Ohio State University,

    IAN W. D. DALZIEL & DAVID H. ELLIOT

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