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La mission SEAPSO III a permis de localiser une zone d'accrétion active, d'orientation méridienne et pratiquement continue entre 17°30'S et 21° S. Des accidents transverses, qui encadrent ou recoupent cette dorsale, s'orientent autour de deux directions principales N25 et N45. Au Nord de 17 30'S le système
d'accrétion, beaucoup plus complexe, annonce la triple jonction reconnue aux alentours de 15" S. La partie orientale du bassin Nord-Fidjien (à l'Ouest de l'île de Viti Levu) est caractérisée par l'alternance de zones hautes et de dépressions dont certaines dépassent 4000 m de profondeur. Il s'agit d'une zone complexe de déformations liées à des accidents cisaillants transverses.
Seismic, Seabeam, magnetic and gravimetrie surveys in the southern part of the N-Fiji basin were conducted during the SEAPSO LEG III Cruise. The active spreading axis was recognized between 17°30'S and 21°S. It consists of a continuous N-S Ridge cross-cut by transverse directions oriented N25 and N45. North of 17°30'S, the spreading System is more complex due to the existence of a possible triple junction located around 15° S. The eastern part of the N-Fiji basin, west of Viti Levu is mostly characterized by alternating highs and deeps (<4,000 m). This area must be regarded no more as a spreading center, but as complex boundary suffering transverse tectonics.