submarine mountain chain
C3080
concept
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.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| undersea geological feature | 14 |
| submarine ridge | 13 |
| seamount chain | 10 |
| submarine volcanic mountain chain | 4 |
| submarine mountain range | 3 |
| submarine tectonic feature | 3 |
| undersea mountain range | 3 |
| submarine mountain chain canonical | 2 |
| undersea ridge | 2 |
| submarine ridge system | 1 |
| underwater volcanic spreading center | 1 |
Instances (48)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Murray Ridge | submarine ridge |
| Lomonosov Ridge | submarine ridge |
| Riviera Fracture Zone | submarine tectonic feature |
| Emperor Seamounts | seamount chain |
| Juan de Fuca Ridge | underwater volcanic spreading center |
| Loyalty Ridge | submarine ridge |
| Norfolk Ridge | undersea ridge |
| Chatham Rise | submarine ridge |
| Caroline Ridge | submarine ridge |
| Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain | seamount chain |
| Tonga Ridge | submarine ridge |
| Shackleton Fracture Zone | submarine tectonic feature |
| Discovery Bank | undersea geological feature |
| Colville Ridge | undersea geological feature |
| Humboldt (Nazca) Seamount Chain | seamount chain |
| Beata Ridge | submarine ridge |
| Malpelo Island seamounts | seamount chain |
| Aves Ridge | undersea geological feature |
| Easter Seamount Chain | seamount chain |
|
Tharp-Heezen Seamounts in the Atlantic Ocean
surface form:
Tharp-Heezen Seamounts
|
seamount chain |
|
Marie Tharp Ridge in the Arctic Ocean
surface form:
Marie Tharp Ridge
|
undersea ridge |
| Davie Ridge | submarine ridge |
| Lord Howe Seamount Chain | seamount chain |
| Emperor Trough | undersea geological feature |
| Scotia Arc | submarine ridge system |
| South Scotia Ridge | — |
| North Scotia Ridge | submarine tectonic feature |
| Alboran Ridge | submarine ridge |
| Walvis Ridge | submarine volcanic mountain chain |
| 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 |
| Malta Plateau | undersea geological feature |
| Sicily Channel Ridge | submarine ridge |
| Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex | undersea geological feature |
| Lau Ridge | undersea geological feature |
| Jan Mayen Ridge | undersea geological feature |
| Murray Ridge region | submarine ridge |
| Bowers Ridge | undersea geological feature |
| Shirshov Ridge | submarine ridge |
| New Caledonia Ridge | submarine ridge |
| Bounty Trough | undersea geological feature |
| Wolf–Darwin Lineament | seamount chain |
| Cocos Ridge seamounts | seamount chain |
| Carnegie Ridge seamounts | seamount chain |
| Salas y Gómez Ridge | submarine volcanic mountain chain |
| Scotia Ridge | — |