APPENDIX

Absolute Pole Rotations
 
  Pacific plate/
Hotspot
Euler Pole		 Rotation
(°/m.y.)		 Latitude
(°)		 Longitude
(°)		 Colatitude
distance
from great
circle (km)		 Earth radius
at colatitude (km)		 Bearing of
rotation
pole from
north (°)		 Bearing of
backtrack*
(°)		 Movement
(km/m.y.)
Age
(Ma)		 °N °E Latitude Longitude

Site 215
0 60.20 –90.00
 		0.980
 		26.03 –147.93
 		51.839 5009.38 32.39 122.39
 		–0.413 0.725
 		85.682
1 60.20 –90.00
 		0.980
 		25.61 –147.21
 		51.840 5009.47 32.10 122.10
 		–0.410 0.725
 		85.683
2 60.20 –90.00
 		0.980
 		25.20 –146.48
 		51.842 5009.57 31.80 121.80
 		–0.407 0.725
 		85.685
3 60.20 –90.00
 		0.980
 		24.80 –145.76
 		51.843 5009.67 31.50 121.50
 		–0.403 0.725
 		85.687
4 60.20 –90.00
 		0.980
 		24.39 –145.03
 		51.845 5009.77 31.19 121.19
 		–0.400 0.725
 		85.688
5 60.20 –90.00
 		0.980
 		23.99 –144.31
 		51.846 5009.88 30.88 120.88
 		–0.396 0.725
 		85.690
6 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		23.60 –143.58
 		61.834 5616.54 22.82 112.82
 		–0.271 0.703
 		77.540
7 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		23.33 –142.88
 		61.834 5616.56 22.73 112.73
 		–0.270 0.702
 		77.540
8 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		23.06 –142.18
 		61.834 5616.58 22.63 112.63
 		–0.269 0.701
 		77.540
9 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		22.79 –141.48
 		61.835 5616.60 22.53 112.53
 		–0.268 0.700
 		77.540
10 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		22.52 –140.78
 		61.835 5616.62 22.42 112.42
 		–0.266 0.699
 		77.541
11 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		22.25 –140.08
 		61.835 5616.64 22.32 112.32
 		–0.265 0.698
 		77.541
12 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		21.99 –139.38
 		61.836 5616.66 22.20 112.20
 		–0.264 0.698
 		77.541
13 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		21.73 –138.68
 		61.836 5616.69 22.09 112.09
 		–0.263 0.697
 		77.542
14 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		21.46 –137.99
 		61.837 5616.72 21.97 111.97
 		–0.261 0.696
 		77.542
15 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		21.20 –137.29
 		61.837 5616.74 21.85 111.85
 		–0.260 0.695
 		77.542
16 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		20.94 –136.59
 		61.838 5616.77 21.73 111.73
 		–0.259 0.695
 		77.543
17 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		20.68 –135.90
 		61.838 5616.80 21.60 111.60
 		–0.257 0.694
 		77.543
18 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		20.43 –135.20
 		61.839 5616.83 21.47 111.47
 		–0.256 0.694
 		77.543
19 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		20.17 –134.51
 		61.840 5616.86 21.33 111.33
 		–0.254 0.693
 		77.544
20 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		19.92 –133.82
 		61.840 5616.90 21.20 111.20
 		–0.253 0.693
 		77.544
21 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		19.66 –133.13
 		61.841 5616.93 21.06 111.06
 		–0.251 0.692
 		77.545
22 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		19.41 –132.43
 		61.842 5616.97 20.92 110.92
 		–0.249 0.692
 		77.545
23 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		19.16 –131.74
 		61.842 5617.01 20.77 110.77
 		–0.248 0.692
 		77.546
24 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		18.92 –131.05
 		61.843 5617.04 20.62 110.62
 		–0.246 0.691
 		77.546
25 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		18.67 –130.36
 		61.844 5617.08 20.47 110.47
 		–0.244 0.691
 		77.547
26 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		18.42 –129.67
 		61.845 5617.12 20.32 110.32
 		–0.243 0.691
 		77.548
27 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		18.18 –128.98
 		61.845 5617.17 20.16 110.16
 		–0.241 0.690
 		77.548
28 69.00 –71.00
 		0.791
 		17.94 –128.29
 		61.846 5617.21 20.00 110.00
 		–0.239 0.690
 		77.549
29 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		17.70 –127.60
 		61.847 5617.25 19.84 109.84
 		–0.208 0.604
 		67.941
30 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		17.49 –126.99
 		61.848 5617.29 19.69 109.69
 		–0.206 0.604
 		67.942
31 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		17.29 –126.39
 		61.848 5617.32 19.54 109.54
 		–0.205 0.604
 		67.942
32 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		17.08 –125.78
 		61.849 5617.36 19.39 109.39
 		–0.203 0.604
 		67.943
33 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		16.88 –125.18
 		61.850 5617.40 19.24 109.24
 		–0.202 0.604
 		67.943
34 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		16.68 –124.58
 		61.850 5617.43 19.09 109.09
 		–0.200 0.604
 		67.944
35 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		16.48 –123.97
 		61.851 5617.47 18.93 108.93
 		–0.199 0.604
 		67.944
36 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		16.28 –123.37
 		61.852 5617.51 18.78 108.78
 		–0.197 0.604
 		67.945
37 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		16.08 –122.76
 		61.853 5617.55 18.62 108.62
 		–0.195 0.604
 		67.945
38 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		15.89 –122.16
 		61.853 5617.59 18.46 108.46
 		–0.194 0.604
 		67.946
39 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		15.69 –121.56
 		61.854 5617.63 18.29 108.29
 		–0.192 0.604
 		67.946
40 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		15.50 –120.95
 		61.855 5617.67 18.13 108.13
 		–0.190 0.604
 		67.947
41 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		15.31 –120.35
 		61.856 5617.72 17.96 107.96
 		–0.189 0.604
 		67.947
42 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		15.12 –119.75
 		61.857 5617.76 17.79 107.79
 		–0.187 0.604
 		67.948
43 69.00 –71.00
 		0.693
 		14.94 –119.14
 		61.857 5617.80 17.62 107.62
 		–0.185 0.604
 		67.948
44 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		14.75 –118.54
 		27.074 2899.70 70.36 160.36
 		–0.280 0.103
 		32.997
45 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		14.47 –118.43
 		27.075 2899.83 69.81 159.81
 		–0.279 0.106
 		32.999
46 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		14.19 –118.33
 		27.077 2899.97 69.25 159.25
 		–0.278 0.109
 		33.000
47 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		13.91 –118.22
 		27.078 2900.11 68.70 158.70
 		–0.277 0.111
 		33.002
48 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		13.64 –118.11
 		27.079 2900.24 68.14 158.14
 		–0.276 0.114
 		33.003
49 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		13.36 –118.00
 		27.081 2900.38 67.59 157.59
 		–0.275 0.117
 		33.005
50 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		13.09 –117.88
 		27.082 2900.52 67.03 157.03
 		–0.274 0.119
 		33.007
51 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		12.81 –117.76
 		27.084 2900.65 66.48 156.48
 		–0.273 0.122
 		33.008
52 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		12.54 –117.64
 		27.085 2900.79 65.92 155.92
 		–0.272 0.124
 		33.010
53 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		12.27 –117.51
 		27.086 2900.93 65.37 155.37
 		–0.270 0.127
 		33.011
54 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		12.00 –117.39
 		27.088 2901.07 64.81 154.81
 		–0.269 0.129
 		33.013
55 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		11.73 –117.26
 		27.089 2901.20 64.26 154.26
 		–0.268 0.132
 		33.014
56 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		11.46 –117.13
 		27.091 2901.34 63.70 153.70
 		–0.267 0.134
 		33.016
57 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		11.19 –116.99
 		27.092 2901.48 63.15 153.15
 		–0.265 0.137
 		33.017
58 22.00 –91.00
 		0.652
 		10.93 –116.85
 		27.093 2901.61 62.59 152.59
 		–0.264 0.139
 		33.019

Notes: Absolute pole rotations from Engebretson et al. (1985; table 2), and Gripp and Gordon (1990). Calculations are for 0- to 5-Ma rotation. Earth's radius = 6371 km. Only a portion of this table appears here. The complete table is available in ASCII.