Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone

E3192

oceanic fracture zone tectonic feature transform fault system

The Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone is a major deep-sea transform fault system in the North Atlantic Ocean that offsets and disrupts the continuity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone canonical	4

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oceanic fracture zone ⓘ tectonic feature ⓘ transform fault system ⓘ
disruptsContinuityOf	Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ
geologicalProcess	seafloor spreading ⓘ transform faulting ⓘ
hasDepthCharacteristic	abyssal depths ⓘ
hasEnvironment	deep-sea ⓘ
hasFeature	deep-sea topography ⓘ fracture zone valleys ⓘ transform faults ⓘ
hasGeologicalAge	Mesozoic to Cenozoic oceanic crust context ⓘ
hasMorphology	elongate, linear seafloor structure ⓘ steep escarpments and deep troughs ⓘ
hasRelativeLocation	between North America and Europe ⓘ north of the Azores region ⓘ
hasRoleIn	accommodating differential motion along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ segmenting the spreading center of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ
hasScientificInterest	oceanic crustal structure ⓘ plate kinematics ⓘ
influences	pattern of ridge segmentation in the Mid-Atlantic ⓘ regional bathymetry of the North Atlantic ⓘ
isImportantFor	understanding segmentation of mid-ocean ridges ⓘ understanding transform plate boundaries ⓘ
isMappedOn	bathymetric charts of the North Atlantic ⓘ
isSubjectOf	marine geophysical studies ⓘ plate tectonics research ⓘ
isTraversedBy	ocean currents of the North Atlantic ⓘ
isTypeOf	mid-ocean ridge fracture zone ⓘ
liesOn	oceanic crust of the North Atlantic plate boundary region ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
namedAfter	RRS Charles Darwin and USNS Gibbs (commemorative naming origin) ⓘ
oceanBasin	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
offsets	Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ
partOf	Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge system
separates	segments of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ
studiedUsing	bathymetric mapping ⓘ magnetic anomaly data ⓘ seismic reflection and refraction surveys ⓘ
tectonicSetting	divergent plate boundary ⓘ oceanic lithosphere ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Mid-Atlantic Ridge → segmentIncludes → Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone ⓘ

RRS Charles Darwin and USNS Gibbs (commemorative naming origin) → associatedWith → Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone ⓘ

subject surface form: RRS Charles Darwin

RRS Charles Darwin and USNS Gibbs (commemorative naming origin) → associatedWith → Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone ⓘ

subject surface form: USNS Gibbs

North Atlantic plate boundary system → includesFeature → Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone ⓘ