Humboldt (Nazca) Seamount Chain
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The Humboldt (Nazca) Seamount Chain is a linear series of submarine volcanic mountains on the Nazca Plate in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, formed by hotspot-related volcanism and trending roughly parallel to the nearby Nazca Ridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Humboldt (Nazca) Seamount Chain canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seamount chain
ⓘ
submarine volcanic mountain chain ⓘ |
| composedOf |
seamounts
ⓘ
submarine volcanoes ⓘ |
| formedBy | hotspot volcanism ⓘ |
| geodynamicOrigin | fixed or slowly moving mantle hotspot ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | volcanic construction ⓘ |
| geologicalRelation | parallel to Nazca Ridge ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | linear chain of seamounts ⓘ |
| isBathymetricHigh | true ⓘ |
| isLinearFeature | true ⓘ |
| isSubmarine | true ⓘ |
| isUnderJurisdictionOf | international waters ⓘ |
| isVolcanic | true ⓘ |
| liesOnPlate | Nazca Plate interior ⓘ |
| locatedInOcean | southeastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOnTectonicPlate | Nazca Plate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Nazca Ridge ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf | Nazca oceanic crust volcanic provinces ⓘ |
| researchDiscipline |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| seafloorFeatureType | oceanic volcanic chain ⓘ |
| tectonicPlateMotionContext | Nazca Plate motion over hotspot ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate volcanism ⓘ |
| trendRelativeToNazcaRidge | roughly parallel ⓘ |
| volcanismType | oceanic hotspot volcanism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.