Sheba Ridge
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Sheba Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge in the Gulf of Aden that marks a divergent tectonic plate boundary between the African and Arabian plates.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
divergent plate boundary
ⓘ
mid-ocean ridge ⓘ tectonic feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gulf of Aden spreading center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryType | constructive plate boundary ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Aden Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carlsberg Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Owen Fracture Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom |
Somalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crustProduction | creates new oceanic crust in Gulf of Aden ⓘ |
| crustTypeFormed | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| earthScienceDiscipline |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| geodynamicRole | accommodates relative motion between Africa and Arabia ⓘ |
| geologicalAgeContext | Cenozoic tectonics ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
axial valley
ⓘ
fracture zones ⓘ transform faults ⓘ |
| isPartOf | global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ |
| linkedTo | opening of the Gulf of Aden ⓘ |
| lithosphereType | oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gulf of Aden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginType | passive continental margin development in Gulf of Aden ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afro-Arabian rift system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
plate boundary between Africa and Arabia ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryClass | inter-plate boundary ⓘ |
| process | rifting of Afro-Arabian region ⓘ |
| region |
Horn of Africa margin
ⓘ
northwestern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
East African Rift System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Sea rift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
African Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arabian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spreadingMechanism | basaltic magmatism ⓘ |
| spreadingType | oceanic spreading ridge ⓘ |
| tectonicPlates |
African Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arabian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicRegime | extensional ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent boundary ⓘ |
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