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New palaeomagnetic evidence fails to support rotation of western Newfoundland

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Palaeomagnetic results from Ordovician to late Precambrian rocks in western Newfoundland are inconsistent with Wegener's hypothesis that the island has rotated 30° anticlockwise. Previous evidence apparently supporting this hypothesis is shown to be inconclusive.

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Deutsch, E., Rao, K. New palaeomagnetic evidence fails to support rotation of western Newfoundland. Nature 266, 314–318 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/266314a0

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