Figure 1. Bathymetric map of the Alboran Sea showing the location of Leg 161 sites. The inset map shows the location of the Alboran Sea between the Betic and Rif Cordilleras and the general tectonic subdivisions. Contour lines are in meters. EAB = East Alboran Basin, WAB = West Alboran Basin, SAB = South Alboran Basin, AR = Alboran Ridge, AI = Alboran Island, ACH = Alboran Channel, MS = Al-Mansour Seamount, XB = Xauen Bank, DB = Djibouti Bank.

Figure 1. Bathymetric map of the Alboran Sea showing the location of Leg 161 sites. The inset map shows the location of the Alboran Sea between the Betic and Rif Cordilleras and the general tectonic subdivisions. Contour lines are in meters. EAB = East Alboran Basin, WAB = West Alboran Basin, SAB = South Alboran Basin, AR = Alboran Ridge, AI = Alboran Island, ACH = Alboran Channel, MS = Al-Mansour Seamount, XB = Xauen Bank, DB = Djibouti Bank.