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Antarctica Keystone of Gondwana By L.A. Lawver, I.W.D. Dalziel and L.M. Gahagan 1999, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics June 25, 1999

South Africa America India Antarctica Australia 1999 UTIG M C F C = Cape Fold Belt E = Ellsworth-Whitmore Mtns F = Falkland Islands M = Madagascar TI = Thurston Island AP = Antarctic Peninsula E AP TI Australia 1999 UTIG

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We wish to thank the PLATES’ sponsors for their support: BG Technology, Conoco,Elf, Exxon, Norsk Hydro, and Statoil.

For more information, contact: Lisa M For more information, contact: Lisa M. Gahagan Institute for Geophysics University of Texas at Austin plates@ig.utexas.edu