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Seismotectonic map of Africa : special version for the 35th International Geological Congress = Carte sismotectonique de l'Afrique / Commission for the Geological Map of the World ; Mustapha Meghraoui, coordinator ; Paulina Amponsah, Abdelhakim Ayadi, Atalay Ayele, Bekoa Ateba, Abdunnur Bensuleman, Damien Delvaux, Mohamed El Gabry, Rui-Manuel Fernandes, Vunganai Midzi, Magda Roos, Youssef Timoulali. Princeton University Restricted content

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[Paris] : Commission for the Geological Map of the World, [2016]
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Relief shown by shading. Shows historical seismicity (before 1900), instrumental seismicity (1900-2010), focal mechanisms, volcanic fields, and faults. "The Seismotectonic map of Africa ... features major historical and instrumental seismicity distribution, neotectonic and quaternary faults, two sketches of plate movement (with kinematic indicators) and plate map with priniciple stess direction." "Prepared by the IGCP-601 Project Working Group ... Organisation of African Geological Surveys, IGCP/SIDA: International Geoscience Program/Swedish International Cooperation Authority, CGMW: Commission for Geological Map of the World." "Carried out under the aegis of the Commission of the Geological Map of the World with support from UNESCO (Paris and Nairobi offices), International Geological Program (IGCP) Project 601 ... NAGET (North African Group of Earthquake and Tsunami Studies), the Global Earthquake Model (GEM Foundation), the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and the Geological Society of Africa." "©CCGM-CGMW 2016." "Printed for the 35th International Geological Congress, Cape Town, South Africa (27 August-4 September, 2016)." "Map projection: WGS84 - transverse Mercator." Some longitudinal coordinates are incorrect. Accompanied by text: Seismotectonic map of Africa, explanatory notice / prepared by the IGCP-601 Project working group. Paris : Commission de la carte géologique du monde/Commission for the Geological Map of the World, 2016. Ancillay maps: [Stress orientation, stress regime, and stress indicators] -- [Geodetic velocity rates and GPS stations of Africa, December 2015]. "doi.10.14682/2016SETMA."
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Africa
Subject(s):
Earthquakes—Africa—Maps, Seismology—Africa—Maps, Faults (Geology)—Africa—Maps, Volcanic fields—Africa—Maps, Paleoseismology—Africa—Maps, Geological maps, and Maps
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G8201.C55 2016 .C6
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Princeton
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