| Abstract: | A paleomagnetic study of Late Mesozoic dolente dykes and sills and Paleozoic sediments from Spitsbergen, the main island of the Svalbard Archipelago, gives the position of the pole in the Late Mesozoic and Paleozoic as distinct from the corresponding poles of Europe and North America. The Paleozoic pole is to the south of corresponding poles for Europe and North America. The data suggest that Svalbard has moved independently of Europe and North America at least in the Late Mesozoic, and thus might behave as a microplate or block. |
