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The area reviewed covers the Mid-Norway Continental Margin between 62°N and 68°N. The main structural elements of the Mid-Norway Continental Shelf and slope basins, as defined at the base Cretaceous level, are the Trøndelag Platform, which underlies the inner shelf, the Møre and Vøring Basins, which are located beneath the outer shelf and slope, and the Møre Platform and the Outer Vøring Plateau, which form a base of slope trend of highs.
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Bukovics, C., Cartier, E.G., Shaw, N.D., Ziegler, P.A. (1984). Structure and development of the mid-Norway Continental Margin. In: Spencer, A.M. (eds) Petroleum Geology of the North European Margin. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5626-1_32
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