submarine mountain chain

A submarine mountain chain is a long, continuous series of underwater mountains, typically formed by tectonic plate movements and volcanic activity along the ocean floor.

Aliases (9)

• undersea geological feature ×5
• submarine ridge ×3
• undersea mountain range ×3
• seamount chain ×2
• submarine mountain range ×2
• submarine ridge system ×1
• submarine tectonic feature ×1
• undersea ridge ×1
• underwater volcanic spreading center ×1

Instances (21)

• Lomonosov Ridge ("submarine ridge")
• Juan de Fuca Ridge ("underwater volcanic spreading center")
• Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain ("seamount chain")
• Tharp-Heezen Seamounts in the Atlantic Ocean ("seamount chain")
• Marie Tharp Ridge in the Arctic Ocean ("undersea ridge")
• Scotia Arc ("submarine ridge system")
• South Scotia Ridge
• North Scotia Ridge ("submarine tectonic feature")
• Cayman Ridge ("submarine mountain range")
• Mediterranean Ridge region ("submarine mountain range")
• South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system ("undersea mountain range")
• American-Antarctic Ridge ("undersea geological feature")
• Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex ("undersea geological feature")
• Jan Mayen Ridge ("undersea geological feature")
• Murray Ridge region ("submarine ridge")
• Bowers Ridge ("undersea geological feature")
• Shirshov Ridge ("submarine ridge")
• Scotia Ridge