Terror Rift

E318608

geological feature geological rift tectonic feature

Terror Rift is a notable geological feature in Antarctica’s Ross Dependency, characterized as a major rift system associated with the tectonic and volcanic evolution of the region.

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Label	Occurrences
Terror Rift canonical	1

Statements (28)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological feature ⓘ geological rift ⓘ tectonic feature ⓘ
associatedWith	Cenozoic rifting in Antarctica ⓘ tectonic evolution of Ross Dependency ⓘ volcanic evolution of Ross Dependency ⓘ volcanism in the McMurdo region ⓘ
countryClaim	New Zealand ⓘ
geologicalSetting	extensional tectonic regime ⓘ
hasAge	Cenozoic ⓘ
hasProcess	crustal extension ⓘ magmatism ⓘ normal faulting ⓘ
hasSignificance	important for reconstructing Antarctic paleogeography ⓘ key to understanding West Antarctic Rift System evolution ⓘ
is	major rift system of the Ross Sea region ⓘ
liesWithin	Ross Dependency (New Zealand Antarctic territory) ⓘ surface form: New Zealand Ross Dependency claim
locatedIn	Antarctica ⓘ Ross Dependency ⓘ
namedAfter	Mount Terror ⓘ
near	McMurdo Sound ⓘ Ross Sea ⓘ
partOf	West Antarctic Rift System ⓘ
relatedTo	Transantarctic Mountains ⓘ surface form: Transantarctic Mountains uplift
studiedBy	geologists ⓘ
studiedFor	Antarctic tectonic history ⓘ relationship between rifting and volcanism in Antarctica ⓘ
tectonicStyle	rifting ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

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

Ross Dependency (New Zealand Antarctic territory) → contains → Terror Rift ⓘ

subject surface form: Ross Dependency