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The Periadriatic Seam (or fault) is a distinct geologic fault in Southern Europe, running S-shaped about 1,000 km (621 mi) from the Tyrrhenian Sea through the whole Southern Alps as far as Hungary. It forms the division between the Adriatic Plate and the Eurasian Plate.[1]
- ^ McCann, Tom (2008). The Geology of Central Europe: Mesozoic and Cenozoic Volume 2 of The Geology of Central Europe. Geological Society. p. 1414. ISBN 978-1-86239-265-6.