Lomonosov Ridge
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Lomonosov Ridge is a major underwater mountain range in the Arctic Ocean that stretches across the polar basin and plays a key role in regional geology and continental shelf claims.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lomonosov Ridge canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T45322 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Lomonosov Ridge Context triple: [Arctic Ocean, containsFeature, Lomonosov Ridge]
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A.
Gakkel Ridge
Gakkel Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge located beneath the Arctic Ocean, forming the tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates.
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B.
Scotia Ridge
Scotia Ridge is a submarine mountain chain in the South Atlantic that forms part of the tectonic boundary encircling the Scotia Sea between South America and Antarctica.
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C.
Romanche Fracture Zone
The Romanche Fracture Zone is a major transform fault and deep-sea fracture zone in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean that offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and hosts one of the deepest points in the Atlantic basin.
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D.
Southwest Indian Ridge
The Southwest Indian Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge in the southern Indian Ocean that forms part of the global system of divergent tectonic plate boundaries.
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E.
Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone
The Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone is a major deep-sea transform fault system in the North Atlantic Ocean that offsets and disrupts the continuity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lomonosov Ridge Target entity description: Lomonosov Ridge is a major underwater mountain range in the Arctic Ocean that stretches across the polar basin and plays a key role in regional geology and continental shelf claims.
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A.
Gakkel Ridge
Gakkel Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge located beneath the Arctic Ocean, forming the tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates.
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B.
Scotia Ridge
Scotia Ridge is a submarine mountain chain in the South Atlantic that forms part of the tectonic boundary encircling the Scotia Sea between South America and Antarctica.
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C.
Romanche Fracture Zone
The Romanche Fracture Zone is a major transform fault and deep-sea fracture zone in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean that offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and hosts one of the deepest points in the Atlantic basin.
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D.
Southwest Indian Ridge
The Southwest Indian Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge in the southern Indian Ocean that forms part of the global system of divergent tectonic plate boundaries.
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E.
Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone
The Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone is a major deep-sea transform fault system in the North Atlantic Ocean that offsets and disrupts the continuity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
submarine ridge
ⓘ
undersea mountain range ⓘ |
| age | Mesozoic–Cenozoic structure ⓘ |
| approximateLength | 1800 km ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex
ⓘ
Gakkel Ridge ⓘ |
| consideredBy |
Canada as natural prolongation of North American shelf
ⓘ
Denmark as natural prolongation of Greenland shelf ⓘ Russia as natural prolongation of Siberian shelf ⓘ |
| countryClaim |
Canada
ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| crosses |
central Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
geographic North Pole region ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Soviet Arctic expeditions ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | New Siberian Islands ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Arctic Archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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| formedBy | continental rifting ⓘ |
| geologicalNature | continental crust feature ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
relatively flat crest
ⓘ
steep flanks ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | disputed continental shelf attachment ⓘ |
| hasSedimentCover | thick Cenozoic sediments ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Arctic Ocean geology
ⓘ
hydrocarbon resource assessment ⓘ paleoclimate reconstruction ⓘ |
| includedIn | International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
polar basin ⓘ |
| mappedBy |
icebreaker expeditions
ⓘ
submarine surveys ⓘ |
| maximumHeightAboveSeafloor | 3.4 km ⓘ |
| minimumWaterDepthAboveCrest | about 954 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mikhail Lomonosov ⓘ |
| near |
Fram Strait region
ⓘ
Lincoln Sea ⓘ |
| oceanographicImportance | influences deep water circulation in Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west trending ⓘ |
| partOf | Arctic Ocean seafloor ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | Arctic Ocean basin evolution ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ⓘ
extended continental shelf claims ⓘ |
| separates |
Amerasian Basin
ⓘ
Eurasian Basin ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
bathymetric mapping campaigns
ⓘ
international legal disputes ⓘ seismic reflection surveys ⓘ |
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Subject: Lomonosov Ridge Description of subject: Lomonosov Ridge is a major underwater mountain range in the Arctic Ocean that stretches across the polar basin and plays a key role in regional geology and continental shelf claims.
Referenced by (13)
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