A discussion concerning the floor of the northwest Indian Ocean - A reconnaissance survey of the Murray Ridge

Abstract

Bathymetric and magnetic measurements at a 10-mile line spacing across the mouth of the Gulf of Oman have made a substantial contribution to knowledge of the area. A northeast-southwest alinement of bathymetric features, the presence of many fault scarps and the occurrence of elongated weakly magnetized seamounts similar to others farther south suggest that the Murray Ridge is continuous with the Owen fracture zone and support the idea that both are loci of strike-slip movement.