Mascarene Basin

The Mascarene Basin is an oceanic basin in the western Indian Ocean. It was formed as the tectonic plate of the Indian subcontinent pulled away from the Madagascar Plate about 66–90 Mya, following the breaking up of the Gondwana supercontinent.^[1]^[2]

The Mascarene Basin is bounded on the west by the island of Madagascar, i.e. the

Mauritius Island, and the northwestern edge of the Madagascar Ridge.^[3]^[4]

The approximate center of the basin is 15°S 56°E / 15°S 56°E / -15; 56.^[5]

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^ Schlich 1982, pp. 115–116

ISBN 978-3-319-03119-4
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^ Gazetteer of Undersea Features: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names (third ed.). Washington, D.C.: Defense Mapping Agency. 1981. p. II-98.

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[2] ISBN 978-1-4615-8040-9
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[3] Schlich 1982, pp. 115–116

[4] ISBN 978-3-319-03119-4
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[5] Gazetteer of Undersea Features: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names (third ed.). Washington, D.C.: Defense Mapping Agency. 1981. p. II-98.

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