Researchers studied the Greater Maldive Ridge, which largely remains uninvestigated and is of paramount importance to gain knowledge on the structure and geodynamics of these structures.
An Indian researcher has traced the tectonic evolution and the nature of the Greater Maldive Ridge (GMR) - a very crucial geodynamic feature in the western Indian Ocean, whose origin has been the centre of many scientific debates.
The study can help reconstruct the original Gondwanaland break up and dispersal that led to present-day configuration of continents, continental fragments, and formation of ocean basins in the Indian Ocean.