Murray Ridge
E1004863
Murray Ridge is a prominent submarine ridge in the northern Arabian Sea that forms part of the complex tectonic boundary between the Arabian and Indian plates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murray Ridge canonical | 2 |
| Murray Ridge region | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
submarine ridge
ⓘ
undersea feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Owen Fracture Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
oblique plate convergence ⓘ transform faulting ⓘ |
| bathymetricExpression | prominent ridge ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | complex plate boundary zone between Arabian and Indian plates ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | tectonic deformation along Arabian–Indian plate boundary ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex fault structures
ⓘ
steep flanks ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
evolution of northern Arabian Sea plate boundary
ⓘ
seismicity along Arabian–Indian plate boundary ⓘ |
| influences |
seafloor morphology of northern Arabian Sea
ⓘ
sediment distribution in northern Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| isTectonicallyActive | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir John Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| partOf | Arabian Sea seafloor ⓘ |
| proximateTo |
Makran margin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Owen Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Indus Fan region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Owen Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates differential motion between Arabian and Indian plates ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | boundary between the Arabian Plate and the Indian Plate ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Murray Ridge region