Galápagos Rise
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The Galápagos Rise is an active mid-ocean ridge in the eastern Pacific Ocean associated with seafloor spreading and volcanic activity near the Galápagos Islands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coiba Ridge | 1 |
| Galápagos Rise canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mid-ocean ridge
ⓘ
oceanic spreading center ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Galápagos Islands
ⓘ
Galápagos hotspot ⓘ |
| hasActivityStatus | active ⓘ |
| hasAgeCharacteristic | relatively young oceanic crust ⓘ |
| hasBiologicalFeature | chemosynthetic ecosystems near vents ⓘ |
| hasCrustType | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | deep-sea environment ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fracture zones
ⓘ
hydrothermal activity ⓘ mid-ocean ridge basalt ⓘ rift valley ⓘ volcanic ridges ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalProcess |
seafloor spreading
ⓘ
volcanism ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | elevated seafloor ridge ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
basaltic lava eruption
ⓘ
magma upwelling ⓘ |
| influences |
formation of Galápagos Islands
ⓘ
regional bathymetry of eastern Pacific ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| near |
Cocos Plate
ⓘ
Galápagos microplate ⓘ Nazca Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Pacific Rise
ⓘ
surface form:
East Pacific spreading system
Pacific Ocean seafloor ⓘ |
| spreadsSeafloorBetween |
Cocos Plate
ⓘ
Nazca Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coiba Ridge