THE MIOCENE SILL AT THE AEGEAN PROLONGATION OF THE STRAIT OF ÇANAKKALE

01/11/2019 Arda Tonay

The Miocene sill at the Aegean prolongation of the Strait of Çanakkale

Bedri Alpar, Ertuğrul Doğan

University of Istanbul, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management Vefa, 34470 Istanbul, TURKEY

Abstract

The exit of the Strait of Çanakkale into the North Aegean Sea was explored by high-resolution shallow seismic method. The morphological and structural elements of the area were examined. The stratigraphic units were delineated. The role of a buried Miocene sill at the 9-km west part of the strait on the paleoceanographic evolution of the area has been discussed. An approximate paleoceanographic coastline representing the time 135-150 ky B.P. when the sea level was 130 m lower than it is today was reconstructed.

Keywords: Strait of Çanakkale, Aegean, Marmara, paleoceanography, Plio­ Quatemary, seismic stratigraphy

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