All-Russia Research Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources of the World Ocean (VNIIOkeangeologiya) (Saint Petersburg, Russia):

Grikurov G. E., Leading Researcher, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, e-mail: grikurov@mail.ru
Leychenkov G. L., Head of Department, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences

Specialists from All-Russia Research Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources of the World Ocean (VNIIOkeangeologiya) actively participate in the work of UNESCO Commission for the Geological Map of the World. Since 1974, the post of Vice-President of the Geological Map of the World in charge of the continental Sub-Commission for Antarctica has been traditionally held by a representative of the Institute’s Antarctic team. During this period, several overview geological and geophysical maps of Antarctica were prepared and published. Tectonic map of Antarctica, printed by the Geological Map of the World in 2012, is the most recent accomplishment summarizing of earlier products. The new map presents the historical knowledge of geological structure of Antarctic continent with discoveries of modern state-of-the-art isotopic and geochemical studies and results of recently obtained marine and airborne geophysical data. For the first time, tectonic framework of Antarctic mainland is combined with the structure of Circum-Antarctic offshore in one cartographic image, enabling significant refinement of earlier tectonic views and enhanced vision of geodynamic history of the whole Antarctic region. It is shown that convergent-related processes gained a leading role in the formation of continental crust in Mesoproterozoic time. According to this, there was suggested the possibility that early Precambrian continental protoliths had been emplaced before the global onset of plate tectonics. The Phanerozoic intraplate fold systems are recognized along with accretional orogens. The structure of the offshore sedimentary basins is revealed for the first time, and their geological history is presented in the context of Gondwana breakup.

1. Zhamoyda A. I. Chetvert veka v Komissii po Geologicheskoy karte mira (zapiski vitse-prezidenta) (Twenty five years in the Committee on Geological map of the world (proceedings of vice-president)). Saint Petersburg : A. P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute, 2007, 183 p.
2. Ravich M. G., Grikurov G. E. Geologicheskaya karta Antarktidy masshtaba 1:5 000 000 (Geological map of Antarctic with the scale of 1:5 000 000). Leningrad : Aerogeologiya, 1976.
3. Grikurov G. E. Tektonicheskaya karta Antarktidy masshtaba 1:10 000 000 (Tectonic map of Antarctic with the scale of 1:10 000 000). Leningrad : Aerogeologiya, 1978.
4. Kamenev E. N., Ravich M. G. Karta metamorficheskikh fatsiy Antarktidy masshtaba 1:5 000 000 (Map of metamorphic facies of Antarctic with the scale of 1:5 000 000). Leningrad : Ministry of Geology of the USSR, 1979.
5. Ravich M. G., Grikurov G. E. Obyasnitelnaya zapiska k Geologicheskoy karte Antarktidy masshtaba 1:5 000 000 (Explanatory note to geological map of Antarctic with the scale of 1:5 000 000).
Leningrad : Arctic Research Institute, 1976, 93 p.
6. Grikurov G. E., Znachko-Yavorskiy G. A., Kamenev E. N., Kurinin R. G. Obyasnitelnaya zapiska k Tektonicheskoy karte Antarktidy masshtaba 1:10 000 000 (Explanatory note to tectonic map of Antarctic with the scale of 1:10 000 000). Lenongrad : Sevmorgeo, 1980, 84 p.
7. Geological World Atlas of scale: 1:10 000 000. G. Choubert, A. Faure-Muret (general coordinators). Paris : CGMW – UNESCO, 1979, Sheet 17 : Antarctica. Contintntal coordinators: M. G. Ravich, C. Graddok.
8. Grikurov G. E. Antarctica – Explanatoty note to Sheet 17 : Geological World Atlas of scale : 1:10 000 000. Paris : CGMW – UNESCO, 1979.
9. Mezhdunarodnaya tektonicheskaya karta mira masshtaba 1:15 000 000 (International tectonic map with the scale of 1:15 000 000). Under the editorship of V. E. Khain. Leningrad : Ministry of Geology of the USSR, 1984.
10. Voronov P. S., Klimov L. V., Ravich M. G. et al. Komplekt geologo-geofizicheskikh kart : Atlas Antarktiki (Set of geological and geophysical maps : Atlas of Antarctic). Moscow, Leningrad : Main Department of Geodesy and Cartography of the Ministry of Geology of the USSR, 1966, Vol. 1.
11. Egiazarov B. Kh., Atlasov I. P., Ravich M. G. Tektonicheskaya karta polyarnykh oblastey Zemli masshtaba 1:10 000 000 s obyasnitelnoy zapiskoy (Tectonic map of polar areas of Earth with the scale of 1:10 000 000 with explanatory note). Leningrad : Arctic Research Institute, 1969.
12. Kamenev E. N. Geologicheskaya karta Antarktidy masshtaba 1:10 000 000 : Atlas okeanov – Antarktika (Geological map of Antarctic with the scale of 1 : 10 000 000 : Atlas of oceans – Antarctic). Saint Petersburg : Chief Directorate for Navigation and Oceanography of Ministry of Defence of Russian Federation. Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, 2005.
13. Kamenev E. N., Leychenkov G. L. Strukturnaya karta Antarktiki masshtaba 1:25 500 000 : Geologo-mineragenicheskaya karta mira masshtaba 1:30 000 000 s obyasnitelnoy zapiskoy (Structural map of Antarctic with the scale of 1:25 500 000 : Geological and mineragenic map of the world with the scale of 1:30 000 000 with explanatory note). Under the editorship of L. I. Krasnyy. Saint Petersburg : A. P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute, 2000.
14. Grikurov G. E., Kamenev E. N. Geological Map of the World of Scale 1:25 000 000. Antarctica (inset and explanatory text). CGMW Bulletin, 1999, No. 49, pp. 76–84.
15. Structural Map of the Indian Ocean. Compilers: J. Segoufin, M. Munschy, Ph. Bouysse, V. Mendel. Paris : CGMV, 2004, Sheet 2.
16. Golynsky A., Chiappini M., Damaske D. et al. Magnetic Anomaly Map of the Antarctic of scale 1:10 000 000. Cambridge : British Antarctic Survey, 2001.
17. Grikurov G. E., Leychenkov G. Tectonic Map of the Antarctic of Scale 1:10 000 000. Paris: CCGM-CGMW, 2012.