Nansen Basin
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Nansen Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the central Arctic Ocean, notable for its great depths and role in Arctic water circulation and sediment deposition.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arctic Basin | 2 |
| Arctic Ocean central basin | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic basin
ⓘ
submarine basin ⓘ |
| climateRelevance |
records Quaternary glacial–interglacial cycles in sediments
ⓘ
sensitive to changes in Atlantic inflow ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Fram Strait ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Norway
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| formedBy | seafloor spreading at Gakkel Ridge ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentFeature |
Barents Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Barents Sea continental margin
Fram Strait ⓘ Gakkel Ridge ⓘ Lomonosov Ridge ⓘ |
| hasBathymetry |
relatively flat abyssal floor in central parts
ⓘ
steep continental slopes on its margins ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
contourite sedimentation
ⓘ
sediment deposition ⓘ turbidite deposition ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
geophysical surveys
ⓘ
oceanographic expeditions ⓘ sediment coring ⓘ |
| hasSedimentType |
glaciomarine sediments
ⓘ
hemipelagic muds ⓘ ice-rafted debris ⓘ |
| hasWaterMass |
cold deep Arctic waters
ⓘ
warm, salty Atlantic inflow at intermediate depths ⓘ |
| importantFor |
heat transport into the Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
salt transport into the Arctic Ocean ⓘ ventilation of Arctic deep waters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eurasian Basin
ⓘ
central Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 4.5 kilometres
ⓘ
about 4500 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fridtjof Nansen ⓘ |
| oceanRegion |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurasian Arctic
|
| partOf |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
deep Arctic basins system ⓘ |
| receivesWaterMass | Atlantic Water ⓘ |
| roleIn |
Arctic Ocean circulation
ⓘ
Arctic intermediate water pathways ⓘ deep water formation in the Arctic ⓘ |
| seafloorFeature |
abyssal plain areas
ⓘ
deep oceanic basin ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Gakkel Ridge ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Amundsen Basin ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
Arctic climate history
ⓘ
paleoceanographic reconstruction ⓘ sea-ice variability records ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | ultra-slow spreading ridge environment ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arctic Ocean central basin
this entity surface form:
Arctic Basin
this entity surface form:
Arctic Basin