Madagascar Plateau
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The Madagascar Plateau is a large submarine plateau in the western Indian Ocean, forming part of the submerged continental margin off Madagascar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madagascar Plateau canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic plateau
ⓘ
submarine plateau ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Madagascar Basin
ⓘ
Mozambique Channel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTectonicPlate |
African Plate
ⓘ
Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Davie Ridge
ⓘ
Madagascar Ridge ⓘ |
| coveredBy | marine sediments ⓘ |
| crustType | thinned continental crust ⓘ |
| extendsToward | Mascarene Plateau ⓘ |
| formedByProcess |
rifting between Madagascar and Africa
ⓘ
seafloor spreading in the Mozambique Basin ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Jurassic rifting events
ⓘ
breakup of Gondwana ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | continental crust fragment ⓘ |
| hasAge | Mesozoic to Cenozoic geological history ⓘ |
| hasBathymetricCharacter | relatively shallow compared to surrounding abyssal plains ⓘ |
| hasEconomicInterest |
potential hydrocarbon resources
ⓘ
potential mineral resources ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
faulted continental margin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin cover ⓘ volcanic seamounts ⓘ |
| hasImportance |
important for understanding western Indian Ocean tectonic evolution
ⓘ
key constraint on reconstruction of Madagascar–Africa separation ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | broad, gently undulating top surface ⓘ |
| hasResearchVesselsSurvey |
bathymetric mapping surveys
ⓘ
multichannel seismic surveys ⓘ |
| hasSlope | steep escarpment toward Mozambique Channel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Indian Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
western Indian Ocean
|
| locatedOffCoastOf | Madagascar ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOf | eastern side of Madagascar Basin ⓘ |
| overlainBy | Cenozoic sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| partOf | submerged continental margin of Madagascar ⓘ |
| partOfLargerStructure | Southwest Indian Ocean passive margin system ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mascarene Plateau
ⓘ
Mauritius–Seychelles microcontinent system ⓘ Mascarene Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Seychelles Plateau
|
| separatedFrom |
Madagascar by a steep continental slope
ⓘ
Madagascar by the deep Mozambique Channel ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.