The South American plate (to the left), the African plate (central and upper right), and Antarctic (lower part of image) lithospheric plates meet in the Bouvet Triple Junction located in the far South Atlantic ocean near the island of Bouvet. Italian multibeam survey data gives a high resolution view of this region; the area that was not surveyed is masked with a darker color. Two sections of rift valley (deeper sections highlighted in dark blue) are clearly visible in this view. Bouvet Island is a remote, uninhabited island containing only an unmanned weather-monitoring station. It belongs to Norway and is a declared nature preserve.
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Year: 2008
Details: Mid-Ocean Ridge
Media Type: Map
Data Type: Bathymetry
Device Type: Sonar:Multibeam
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Investigator: MGDS
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