Mohns Ridge
E312346
Mohns Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge in the Arctic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mohns Ridge canonical | 3 |
| Mohn Ridge | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
divergent plate boundary
ⓘ
geologic feature ⓘ mid-ocean ridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
hydrothermal activity
ⓘ
seafloor volcanism ⓘ |
| bathymetricExpression | submarine mountain chain ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom | Norway ⓘ |
| crustTypeProduced | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Jan Mayen Fracture Zone ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Knipovich Ridge ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
North American Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAgeContext | Cenozoic seafloor ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
axial volcanic ridge
ⓘ
rift valley ⓘ |
| isSegmentOf |
Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge system
ⓘ
surface form:
Gakkel–Mid-Atlantic Ridge system
|
| lithosphereType | oceanic lithosphere boundary ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harald Ulrik Sverdrup Mohn ⓘ |
| nearbySea |
Greenland Sea
ⓘ
Norwegian Sea ⓘ |
| oceanBasin |
Nordic Seas
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic–Arctic Ocean basin
|
| partOf |
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic Ridge system
|
| plateBoundaryType | oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Arctic tectonics
ⓘ
mid-ocean ridge processes ⓘ |
| separates |
Norwegian Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian-Greenland Sea from the Eurasian Basin
|
| spreadingRate | slow-spreading ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate margin ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mohn Ridge