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The growth of the North Atlantic Ocean by the spreading of its floor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

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Argument about whether or not continental drift has occurred has been continuous and inconclusive since drift was first advocated fifty years ago by scientists from a number of different disciplines. Recently, evidence has accumulated to establish beyond reasonable doubt that this drift has indeed occurred. In this paper I discuss some features of the drift, particularly those concerning the northern Atlantic Ocean. The investigations of geologists should now be turned from the question of whether drift has occurred, to the manner in which it has occurred.

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Polar Record , Volume 13 , Issue 86 , May 1967 , pp. 579 - 588
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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