Marine geophysical survey of the East Greenland shelf south of Angmagssalik

Abstract

An offshore geophysical programme was carried out during the summer in order to conduct a seismic and magnetic reconnaissance of the shelf areas off southern Greenland. Due to technical problems, the survey was concentrated on the shelf off Sukkertoppen and in Julianehåb Bugt, West Greenland, and off East Greenland between 63°N and 65°N. In all, the four-man team from the Geological Survey of Greenland, assisted by the crew of M/S Tycho Brahe, completed about 4500 km of seismic or magnetic profiles. Only the preliminary resuIts of the survey of the shelf off East Greenland are presented here.