submarine geological feature
C10821
concept
A submarine geological feature is a naturally occurring structure or landform on the ocean floor, such as seamounts, trenches, ridges, or hydrothermal vents, formed by geological processes beneath the sea.
All labels observed (38)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| marine geographic feature | 13 |
| undersea feature | 10 |
| submarine geological feature canonical | 7 |
| submarine trough | 6 |
| submerged continental fragment | 3 |
| submerged rock formation | 3 |
| submarine physiographic province | 2 |
| submarine volcanic mountains | 2 |
| submerged continent | 2 |
| submerged continental plateau | 2 |
| underwater geological feature | 2 |
| deep-sea geological depression | 1 |
| marine geomorphological feature | 1 |
| marine landform | 1 |
| seabed feature | 1 |
| seafloor geothermal area | 1 |
| submarine elevation | 1 |
| submarine escarpment | 1 |
| submarine fan | 1 |
| submarine feature | 1 |
| submarine geological structure | 1 |
| submarine geomorphological feature | 1 |
| submarine sill | 1 |
| submarine slope | 1 |
| submarine slope feature | 1 |
| submarine topographic feature | 1 |
| submarine valley | 1 |
| submarine volcanic complex | 1 |
| submarine volcanic province | 1 |
| submarine volcanic ridge system | 1 |
| submerged landmass | 1 |
| submerged plateau | 1 |
| undersea rise | 1 |
| underwater feature | 1 |
| underwater rift | 1 |
| underwater topographic feature | 1 |
| underwater volcanic feature | 1 |
| underwater volcanic mountain range | 1 |
Instances (73)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mediterranean Ridge accretionary complex | submarine geological structure |
| Murray Ridge | undersea feature |
| Iceland continental slope | submarine geomorphological feature |
| Jordan Basin | marine geographic feature |
|
Arthur E. Molloy
surface form:
Molloy Deep
|
undersea feature |
| Challenger Plateau | submerged continental fragment |
| Loyalty Ridge | underwater geological feature |
| Baltic Sea deep basins | marine geographic feature |
| Norfolk Ridge | submerged continental fragment |
| Sorol Trough | deep-sea geological depression |
| Eauripik Rise | underwater volcanic feature |
| Bruce Bank | submarine elevation |
|
Ewing fracture zone
surface form:
Ewing Fracture Zone
|
— |
| Silfra fissure | underwater rift |
| South Orkney Microcontinent | submerged continental fragment |
| Hudson Shelf Valley | submarine valley |
| Aurora Bank | undersea feature |
| Beata Ridge | undersea feature |
| Colombian continental margin | submarine physiographic province |
| Rhu Narrows | marine geographic feature |
| Bering Sea canyon system | marine geographic feature |
| Indus submarine fan | submarine fan |
| Pacific Plate fracture zone system | undersea feature |
| Arafura Shelf | submarine feature |
| Bimini Road | submerged rock formation |
| Tysfjorden inner basin | marine geographic feature |
| East Channel | marine geographic feature |
|
Zealandia microcontinent
surface form:
Zealandia
|
submerged continent |
| Great Maui | submerged landmass |
|
Marie Tharp Ridge in the Arctic Ocean
surface form:
Marie Tharp Ridge
|
— |
| Davie Ridge | undersea feature |
| Lord Howe Trough | submarine trough |
| Fish Rock | marine geographic feature |
| Bell Rock reef | submerged rock formation |
| Lofoten Escarpment | submarine escarpment |
| Nazca Basin | — |
| Kaikōura Canyon | marine geographic feature |
| North Aegean Trough | submarine trough |
| Emperor Trough | submarine trough |
| Hess Rise | undersea feature |
| Pacific Ocean near Glenavy | marine geographic feature |
| Iberian continental margin | — |
| Drénec Island | marine landform |
| Reefs of the Channel Islands | marine geographic feature |
| Horseshoe Reef | marine geographic feature |
| Tongue of the Ocean margins | submarine slope |
| Linosa Trough | submarine trough |
| Sicily Channel Ridge | underwater geological feature |
| Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex | submarine volcanic ridge system |
| Spring Point Ledge | submerged rock formation |