Geological and geophysical work in the Nûgssuaq-Disko region, central West Greenland

Abstract

During the summer the geological and geophysical work on Cretaceous-Tertiary sedimentary and volcanic rocks of central West Greenland embarked upon in 1971 (see Henderson, 1972), was continued. This programme ran concurrently with offshore geophysical work (see Denham, this report), the object of the combined investigations being to study in detail the sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the entire area. With the interest in the petroleum potential of the West Greenland continental shelf continuing unabated, the only area where the Cretaceous-Tertiary rocks are exposed is clearly of considerable economic as well as academic interest.