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Alaska Platform
I saw the term "Alaska Platform" in the context of oil and gas in the Arctic, but can't figure out what this means exactly. Is this a geological concept? I know it includes both some land area and some area under the ocean. What does "The Alaska Platform" mean exactly?
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The linked article points out that "The new map helped subdivide the arctic into geologically defined subsets called Assessment Units (AUs). Sixty-nine AUs were defined based on the new mapping; their boundaries are available online (USGS 2009)."
One of those AUs is called the Alaska Platform; perhaps the USGS (2009) paper referenced at the end of...
One of those AUs is called the Alaska Platform; perhaps the USGS (2009) paper referenced at the end of...
16:37 Mon 17th Jan 2011
It seems to just be a name for an area of the continental shelf above the arctic circle. This was informative:
http://www.offshore-m...ource_assessment.html
http://www.offshore-m...ource_assessment.html
The linked article points out that "The new map helped subdivide the arctic into geologically defined subsets called Assessment Units (AUs). Sixty-nine AUs were defined based on the new mapping; their boundaries are available online (USGS 2009)."
One of those AUs is called the Alaska Platform; perhaps the USGS (2009) paper referenced at the end of the article would define the boundaries of this "AU" to your satisfaction.
One of those AUs is called the Alaska Platform; perhaps the USGS (2009) paper referenced at the end of the article would define the boundaries of this "AU" to your satisfaction.
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