Mascarene Plateau

E300474
marine ecoregion submerged volcanic plateau underwater plateau

The Mascarene Plateau is a vast submerged volcanic plateau in the western Indian Ocean, stretching between the Seychelles and Mauritius and known for its rich marine biodiversity and shallow banks.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mascarene Plateau canonical 4
Mascarene Basin 1
Mascarene Plateau region 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marine ecoregion ⓘ
submerged volcanic plateau ⓘ
underwater plateau ⓘ
associatedWith Réunion hotspot ⓘ
averageDepth relatively shallow compared to surrounding ocean floor ⓘ
biodiversity coral reefs ⓘ
diverse fish species ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
countryExclusiveEconomicZone Mauritius ⓘ
Seychelles ⓘ
extendsBetween Mauritius ⓘ
Seychelles ⓘ
formedDuring breakup of Gondwana ⓘ
geologicalFeature continental fragment ⓘ
oceanic plateau ⓘ
hasConservationInterest high ⓘ
hasEcosystemType tropical marine ecosystem ⓘ
hasGeologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
hasLegalStatus subject of extended continental shelf claims ⓘ
hasPart Cargados Carajos Shoals ⓘ
Mauritius Island shelf ⓘ
Nazareth Bank ⓘ
Saya de Malha Bank ⓘ
Seychelles Bank ⓘ
hasSedimentType biogenic sediments ⓘ
carbonate sediments ⓘ
isSubmerged true ⓘ
knownFor rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
shallow banks ⓘ
locatedIn Western Indian Ocean ⓘ
surface form: western Indian Ocean
namedAfter Mascarene Islands ⓘ
ocean Indian Ocean ⓘ
partOf Western Indian Ocean ⓘ
surface form: Western Indian Ocean marine region
recognizedAs important marine biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
separates Mascarene Plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mascarene Basin

Somali Basin ⓘ
supportsActivity fishing ⓘ
marine research ⓘ
surfaceArea over 1150000 square kilometers (approximate) ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
coral bleaching ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Indo-Pacific → includes → Mascarene Plateau ⓘ
Mascarene Islands → partOf → Mascarene Plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mascarene Plateau region
Southwest Indian Ocean → borderedBy → Mascarene Plateau ⓘ
Mascarene Plateau → separates → Mascarene Plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mascarene Basin
Madagascar Plateau → extendsToward → Mascarene Plateau ⓘ
Madagascar Plateau → relatedTo → Mascarene Plateau ⓘ
Madagascar Plateau → relatedTo → Mascarene Plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seychelles Plateau