Finding the best fit for East-and West-Gondwana requires a detailed knowledge of the initial
Jurassic movements between Africa and Antarctica. This study presents results of systematic …

Most oceanic plateaux are massive basaltic volcanoes. However, the structure of these
volcanoes, and how they erupt and evolve, is unclear, because they are remote and …

Southern Africa's topography is distinctive. An inland plateau of low relief and high average
elevation is separated from a coastal plane of high relief and low average elevation by a …

Abstract Middle Jurassic Ferrar tholeiites of Antarctica were emplaced during a short time
interval (< 1 my) into an active rift system initiated in the Early Jurassic. Ferrar magmas were …

The most dominant features in the present-day lower mantle are the two antipodal African
and Pacific large low-shear-velocity provinces (LLSVPs). How and when these two …

According to some previous studies, Archean continental crust is, on global average,
apparently thinner than Proterozoic crust. Subsequently, the validity of this statement has …

Some Cretaceous reconstructions of East Antarctica, Africa, and Madagascar overlap the
Mozambique ridge onto the margin of Dronning Maud Land, and others place Madagascar …

The south-west African margin is regarded as an example of a passive continental margin
formed by continental rifting following a phase of lithospheric extension and thinning. Recent …

Abstract Southern Africa's high Kalahari plateau and its flanking mountain ranges formed
over an extended period of∼ 200 million years through vertical tectonic processes different …

Summary Large Igneous Provinces (LIP) are of great interest due to their role in crustal
generation, magmatic processes and environmental impact. The Agulhas Plateau in the …