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The northern parts of the Prathap and Laccadive Ridge system, eastern Arabian Sea, consist of three parallel basement ridge peaks at varied depths. The topographic highs are associated with either well-developed or subdued magnetic signatures. Model studies, constrained by seismic results, determine the varied nature and depth to the top of the causative basement bodies. Similarities of the geophysical signatures of the ridges and their structural resemblance perhaps point to their common origin. Hence we propose that the Prathap Ridge complex may be a part of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge system and formed because of the Reunion hotspot activity.
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Krishna, K.S., Prabhakar S Murty, G., Srinivas, K. et al. Magnetic studies over the northern extension of the Prathap Ridge complex, eastern Arabian Sea. Geo-Marine Letters 12, 7–13 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02092102
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