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The Main Problems of the Structure and History of the Geological Development of the Arctic Ocean

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The geological structure of the deep-sea part of the Arctic Ocean and its shelves is considered. Various models of the geological and tectonic history of the Arctic are proposed. Particular attention is paid to the structure of the Alpha‒Mendeleev Rise, which emerged with the formation of the volcanic continental passive margin. The history of the water mass, climate, and hydrocarbon potential is described.

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This article was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project nos. 18-05-70011 and 18-05-00495.

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    A. M. Nikishin

  2. Public Joint-Stock Company Rosneft, Moscow, Russia

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  3. Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of Russia, Moscow, Russia

    E. I. Petrov

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Anatolii Mikhailovich Nikishin, Dr. Sci. (Geol.‒Mineral.), is Head of the Department of Regional Geology and Earth History of the Faculty of Geology of Moscow State University. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Malyshev, Dr. Sci. (Geol.‒Mineral.), is Deputy Director of the Offshore Exploration Department of PJSC Rosneft. Evgenii Ignat’evich Petrov, Cand. Sci. (Phys.‒Math.), is an Adviser of the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment.

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Nikishin, A.M., Malyshev, N.A. & Petrov, E.I. The Main Problems of the Structure and History of the Geological Development of the Arctic Ocean. Her. Russ. Acad. Sci. 90, 345–356 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S101933162003003X

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