Kolbeinsey Ridge

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Kolbeinsey Ridge is a volcanic segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge north of Iceland, marking the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates in the Arctic Ocean.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kolbeinsey Ridge canonical 2
Reykjanes Ridge 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mid-ocean ridge segment
plate boundary
volcanic ridge
associatedWith Iceland hotspot region
countryOffshoreFrom Iceland
crustAgeTrend youngest crust along ridge axis
crustTypeProduced oceanic crust
extensionDirection north–south
formsPartOf Mid-Atlantic Ridge
surface form: North Atlantic spreading ridge system
geodynamicRole accommodates relative motion between North American and Eurasian plates
geologicalAge Cenozoic
geologicalProvince North Atlantic area
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean basin
hasFeature rift valley (locally subdued for slow-spreading ridge)
volcanic edifices
isContinuationOf Reykjanes Peninsula
surface form: Reykjanes Ridge system
isImportantFor reconstructing North Atlantic opening history
understanding Arctic plate tectonics
isPartOfTectonicSystem Mid-Atlantic Ridge
surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge system
isSubmarine true
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
locatedNorthOf Iceland
marksBoundaryBetween North American Plate
surface form: North American Plate and Eurasian Plate
namedAfter Kolbeinsey
oceanRegion Greenland Sea
Greenland Sea
surface form: Norwegian-Greenland Sea
partOf Mid-Atlantic Ridge
plateBoundaryType oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary
researchField marine geology
plate tectonics
volcanology
separates Eurasian Plate
North American Plate
spreadingCenterOf Eurasian Plate
North American Plate
spreadingRate slow-spreading
tectonicProcess seafloor spreading
tectonicSetting divergent plate boundary
volcanismType basaltic

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Jan Mayen Ridge relatedTo Kolbeinsey Ridge
global mid-ocean ridge system includes Kolbeinsey Ridge
this entity surface form: Reykjanes Ridge
global mid-ocean ridge system includes Kolbeinsey Ridge
North Atlantic plate boundary system includesFeature Kolbeinsey Ridge
this entity surface form: Reykjanes Ridge