Thulean Plateau

Thulean Plateau

The Thulean Plateau also known as the Thulean Province, was a great basaltic lava plain that existed during the Paleogene period, [ [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/61005289/ABSTRACT Brittle tectonism in relation to the Palaeogene evolution of the Thulean/NE Atlantic domain: a study in Ulster] Retrieved on 2007-11-10] which possibly extended over 1,800,000 km2 (700,000 sq mi) in the northern Atlantic Ocean region. It is believed to have broken up during the formation of the Atlantic Ocean. Remnants of this great plateau are found in northern Ireland, bits of northwestern Scotland, the Faroe Islands, bits of northwestern Iceland, eastern Greenland and western Norway. [ [http://www.empressgemma.com/faroes.html The Faroe Islands 2004] Retrieved on 2007-11-10]

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