Ewing fracture zone
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The Ewing Fracture Zone is a major submarine geological feature of the Atlantic Ocean, named in honor of geophysicist Maurice Ewing, that marks a significant transform fault and offset in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ewing fracture zone canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fracture zone
ⓘ
submarine geological feature ⓘ transform fault ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
seafloor spreading
ⓘ
transform plate boundary ⓘ |
| featureType | linear seafloor feature ⓘ |
| formedBy | plate tectonics ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | deep-sea ⓘ |
| hasFunction | links offset ridge segments ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | bathymetric lineament ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Maurice Ewing
ⓘ
surface form:
geophysicist Maurice Ewing
|
| hasScientificDiscipline |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ |
| hasStructure | transform fault zone ⓘ |
| isMajorFeatureOf | Atlantic Ocean seafloor ⓘ |
| isNamedFeature | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | global mid-ocean ridge fracture zone system ⓘ |
| isSubmarine | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOn | ocean floor ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maurice Ewing ⓘ |
| offsets | Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic Ridge system
|
| tectonicRole | accommodates lateral offset of spreading segments ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.