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    The document describes the West Philippine Basin, a large, deep marginal basin located west of the Philippines. It forms the western half of the Philippine Sea Plate and has an oceanic crust between 60-35 million years old according to paleomagnetic data or between 53-42 million years old based on data from the Deep Sea Drilling Program. The basin contains several sub-basins and features including the Urdaneta Plateau, Northwest Sub-Basin, West Philippine Main Basin, Benham Rise, and South Sub-Basin.

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    The document describes the West Philippine Basin, a large, deep marginal basin located west of the Philippines. It forms the western half of the Philippine Sea Plate and has an oceanic crust between 60-35 million years old according to paleomagnetic data or between 53-42 million years old based on data from the Deep Sea Drilling Program. The basin contains several sub-basins and features including the Urdaneta Plateau, Northwest Sub-Basin, West Philippine Main Basin, Benham Rise, and South Sub-Basin.

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    West Philippine Basin: Abadecio, Modelyn O

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    The document describes the West Philippine Basin, a large, deep marginal basin located west of the Philippines. It forms the western half of the Philippine Sea Plate and has an oceanic crust between 60-35 million years old according to paleomagnetic data or between 53-42 million years old based on data from the Deep Sea Drilling Program. The basin contains several sub-basins and features including the Urdaneta Plateau, Northwest Sub-Basin, West Philippine Main Basin, Benham Rise, and South Sub-Basin.

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    West

    Philippine
    Basin

    ABADECIO, MODELYN O.
    General Topography, Bathymetry, &
    Land Cover of the World

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    America Asia

    Africa
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    America
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    West
    Philippine
    Basin
    URDANETA
    PLATEAU

    NORTHWEST
    5
    SUB-BASIN

    West
    Philippine
    BENHAM RISE MAIN
    Basin
    BASIN
    Philippines

    SOUTH
    SUB-BASIN
    West Philippine Basin

    A large, deep
    marginal basin
    Largest of its type
    in the region
    Forms the western
    half of the PSP
    Basin crust is
    oceanic in nature
    Age: between 60 & 35 Ma
    (Paleomagnetic Data)
    Age: between 53 & 42 Ma
    (Deep Sea Drilling Program)

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