Ross Embayment
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Ross Embayment is a large, ice-filled embayment in Antarctica that forms part of the Ross Sea and is closely linked to major tectonic and glacial processes in the West Antarctic region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ross Embayment canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embayment
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ glacial-tectonic system ⓘ |
| age | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ross Ice Shelf
ⓘ
West Antarctic Rift System ⓘ glacial processes ⓘ ice-sheet dynamics ⓘ tectonic extension ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Marie Byrd Land
ⓘ
Transantarctic Mountains ⓘ |
| climateRole | modulates ice discharge from West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| contains |
glaciomarine sediments
ⓘ
marine sediments ⓘ thick sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| countryClaim | Ross Dependency ⓘ |
| filledWith | ice ⓘ |
| formedBy |
crustal thinning
ⓘ
glacial erosion ⓘ rifting ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fault-bounded troughs
ⓘ
subglacial basins ⓘ volcanic centers ⓘ |
| hasIceShelf | Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ross Ice Shelf
ⓘ
continental shelf ⓘ deep marine basin ⓘ |
| iceCover | permanent ⓘ |
| importantFor |
ice-sheet modeling
ⓘ
sea-level change reconstructions ⓘ understanding Antarctic glaciation history ⓘ |
| influences | West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Amundsen Sea Embayment via West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
West Antarctica ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Clark Ross ⓘ |
| near |
McMurdo Sound
ⓘ
Ross Island ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Pacific sector of Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Ross Sea ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
ice-sheet retreat and advance cycles
ⓘ
tectonic-glacial interactions ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
drilling programs
ⓘ
marine geophysics ⓘ seismic reflection surveys ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | back-arc or rifted margin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.