Belize: A modern example of a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic shelf

Donald F. McNeill; Xavier Janson; Kelly L. Bergman; Gregor P. Eberli

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Belize: A modern example of a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic shelf

Donald F. McNeill, Xavier Janson, Kelly L. Bergman, Gregor P. Eberli

Marine Geosciences

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The Belize shelf is located on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula (Fig. 3.1). It extends along approximately 300 km in a north-south direction and 10-40 km in an east-west direction. The Belize shelf lagoon is a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic rimmed platform developed under a humid tropical climate. The southern shelf lagoon depositional system is attached to a mountainous mainland of the Yucatan peninsula. The main relief features are the Maya Mountains that culminate at a height approximating 1,000 m above sea level.Fig. 3.1

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Carbonate Depositional Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Assessing Dimensions and Controlling Parameters: The Bahamas, Belize and the Persian/Arabian Gulf
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Pages	81-143
Number of pages	63
ISBN (Print)	9789048193639
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9364-6_3
State	Published - Dec 1 2010

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Belize : A modern example of a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic shelf. / McNeill, Donald F.; Janson, Xavier; Bergman, Kelly L.; Eberli, Gregor P.

Carbonate Depositional Systems: Assessing Dimensions and Controlling Parameters: The Bahamas, Belize and the Persian/Arabian Gulf. Springer Netherlands, 2010. p. 81-143.

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