The Orphan Basin is located in the deep offshore of the Newfoundland margin, and it is bounded by the continental shelf to the west, the Grand Banks to the south, and the continental blocks of Orphan Knoll and Flemish Cap to the east. The Orphan Basin formed in Mesozoic time during the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean between eastern Canada and western Iberia–Europe. This work...
Edward D. Dempsey Christian Schiffer J. Kim Welford Ken J. W. McCaffrey Jonathan Imber Jordan J. J. Phethean The onshore exposures adjacent to modern, offshore passive continental margins may
