The geology of the Falkland Islands is described in several publications.[1][2][3] The Falkland Islands are located on a projection of the Patagonian continental shelf. In ancient geological time this shelf was part of Gondwana, which around 400 million years ago broke from what is now Africa and drifted westwards relative to Africa.[4] Studies of the seabed surrounding the islands indicated the possibility of oil. Intensive exploration began in 1996,[5] although there had been some earlier seismic surveys in the region.
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- ^ STONE, P, ALDISS, D T, and EDWARDS, E. 2005. Rocks and fossils of the Falkland Islands. (Nottingham, UK: British Geological Survey.)
- ^ STONE, P, and ALDISS, D T. 2000. The Falkland Islands. Reading the rocks - a geological travelogue. (Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG: British Geological Survey for Falkland Islands Government.) STONE, P, and ALDISS, D T. 2001. The Falkland Islands. Stone runs - rock in the landscape. (Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG: British Geological Survey for Falkland Islands Government.)
- ^ Otley H; Munro G; Clausen A; Ingham B (2008). "Falkland Islands - State of the Environment Report" (PDF). Falkland Islands Government and Falklands Conservation, Stanley. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ P. C. Richards; B. V. Hillier (July 2000). "Post-drilling Analysis of the North Falkland Basin - Part 1: Tectono-Stratigraphic Framework" (PDF). Journal of Petroleum Geology. 23 (3): 253–272. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.634.7983. doi:10.1111/j.1747-5457.2000.tb01019.x. S2CID 130093969. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.