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Figure 4.4: East-west seismic reflection pr<strong>of</strong>ile showing the structural provinces within the study area. <strong>The</strong> loc<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> the seismic line is shown as line 1 in Figure 4.1. <strong>The</strong> Lesser Antilles Island Arc High bounds the western<br />

margin <strong>of</strong> the Tobago Forearc Basin (TFB) th<strong>at</strong> has up to 12 km <strong>of</strong> sediment fill in its deepest part. <strong>The</strong> Inner Forearc Deform<strong>at</strong>ion Front marks the boundary between the highly deformed Barbados Accretionary Prism<br />

sediments and the less deformed TFB sediments. <strong>The</strong> Barbados Ridge is the highest part <strong>of</strong> the accretionary prism and is characterized <strong>by</strong> extensive crestal normal faulting. <strong>The</strong> Barbados Basin is the largest <strong>of</strong> several<br />

piggyback basins th<strong>at</strong> have formed on the eastern slopes <strong>of</strong> west-facing thrusts. <strong>The</strong> Zone <strong>of</strong> Stabiliz<strong>at</strong>ion is a region <strong>of</strong> less intensely deformed sediment th<strong>at</strong> is a transition zone between the Zone <strong>of</strong> Initial Accretion and the<br />

Zone <strong>of</strong> Piggyback Basins. <strong>The</strong> Zone <strong>of</strong> Initial Accretion is made up <strong>of</strong> an imbric<strong>at</strong>e fan <strong>of</strong> east-facing thrust faults (shown as dark blue lines) and marks the youngest phase <strong>of</strong> deform<strong>at</strong>ion in the prism, thus it is the zone<br />

where previously undeformed sediments <strong>of</strong> the Atlantic A<strong>by</strong>ssal Plain are <strong>of</strong>fscraped and accreted to the prism. <strong>The</strong> Outer deform<strong>at</strong>ion Front marks the boundary between the imbric<strong>at</strong>e fan and the undeformed sediments <strong>of</strong><br />

the Atlantic A<strong>by</strong>ssal Plain. Oversized Pl<strong>at</strong>e (11x17) requires plotter or printer with tabloid printing.<br />

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