Knipovich Ridge
E1024586
Knipovich Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge in the Arctic Ocean, forming part of the boundary between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knipovich Ridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mid-ocean ridge
ⓘ
slow-spreading ridge ⓘ tectonic plate boundary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
hydrothermal activity
ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crustTypeFormed | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Molloy Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Jan Mayen Fracture Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Eurasian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasBathymetry | deep oceanic ridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature | rift valley ⓘ |
| isSegmentOf | Gakkel–Knipovich Ridge system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Gakkel Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mohns Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pjotr Knipovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | North Atlantic–Arctic Ocean transition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic Ridge system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeMotion | Eurasian Plate moving away from North American Plate ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| separates | Norwegian–Greenland Sea from central Arctic ridge system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spreadingRate | slow ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| terminatesNear | Greenland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.