The Nile deep sea fan: preliminary results from a swath bathymetry survey

J. Mascle; T.A.C. Zitter; G Bellaiche; L Droz; V Gaullier; L Loncke

doi:10.1016/S0264-8172(00)00072-6

The Nile deep sea fan: preliminary results from a swath bathymetry survey

J. Mascle
, T.A.C. Zitter
, G Bellaiche
, L Droz
, V Gaullier
, L Loncke

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We present and discuss a set of data, mainly swath bathymetry, backscatter images and a few seismic data, that have been recently recorded over large areas of the Nile deep-sea fan between water depths of 1200 and 3000 m. These data demonstrate the presence of at least three distinct morphostructural provinces where interacting sedimentary, tectonic, and salt tectonic processes control the present day morphology and the recent evolution of the major Mediterranean deep-sea fan. The role of the ongoing collision presently occurring between the continental Eratosthenes Seamount and the Cyprus Arc may have been, and still is, a deterinining parameter for the development of the Nile deep-sea fan. © 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	471-477
Number of pages	7
Journal	Marine and Petroleum Geology
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0264-8172(00)00072-6
Publication status	Published - 2001

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