Amundsen Basin
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Amundsen Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the Arctic Ocean, forming part of the complex seafloor topography between Greenland, Svalbard, and the Siberian continental margin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amundsen Basin canonical | 3 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic basin
ⓘ
submarine basin ⓘ |
| bathymetryCharacter | deep and relatively flat central area ⓘ |
| countryBordering |
Greenland
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| formedBy | seafloor spreading in the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
abyssal plain
ⓘ
steep basin margins ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
climate and sea-ice studies
ⓘ
geophysical surveys ⓘ oceanographic expeditions ⓘ |
| importance | key region for understanding Arctic Ocean circulation and geology ⓘ |
| isSubregionOf |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Arctic Ocean
|
| linkedTo |
Lomonosov Ridge
ⓘ
Makarov Basin ⓘ Nansen Basin ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Greenland
ⓘ
Siberian continental shelf ⓘ
surface form:
Siberian continental margin
Svalbard ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 4400 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| oceanographicRole | deep-water circulation pathway in the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic Ocean seafloor
ⓘ
Eurasian Arctic deep-water system ⓘ Eurasian Basin ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Lomonosov Ridge ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Nansen Basin ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | oceanic crust of the Eurasian Basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.