Zealandia microcontinent
E402093
Zealandia microcontinent is a largely submerged continental fragment in the southwest Pacific Ocean that includes New Zealand and New Caledonia as its most prominent emergent parts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zealandia | 7 |
| Zealandia microcontinent canonical | 2 |
| New Zealand continental margin | 1 |
| Zealandia plateau system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3938574 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Zealandia microcontinent Context triple: [Tasman Basin, separates, Zealandia microcontinent]
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A.
South Orkney Microcontinent
The South Orkney Microcontinent is a submerged fragment of continental crust in the Southern Ocean, located near the South Orkney Islands and forming part of the complex tectonic setting between the Antarctic and South American plates.
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Zealandia ecosanctuary
Zealandia ecosanctuary is a protected natural reserve and wildlife sanctuary in Wellington, New Zealand, dedicated to restoring native ecosystems and reintroducing indigenous species.
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C.
Kerguelen Plateau
The Kerguelen Plateau is a large submerged volcanic plateau in the southern Indian Ocean, forming one of the world’s major large igneous provinces and hosting the remote Kerguelen Islands.
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D.
Avalonia microcontinent
Avalonia microcontinent was a small ancient landmass that rifted from Gondwana and later collided with Laurentia and Baltica, contributing to the formation of parts of modern North America and Western Europe.
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E.
Scotia Plate
The Scotia Plate is a small tectonic plate in the South Atlantic Ocean, located between the South American and Antarctic Plates and associated with the complex plate boundaries and seismic activity of the Scotia Sea region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Zealandia microcontinent Target entity description: Zealandia microcontinent is a largely submerged continental fragment in the southwest Pacific Ocean that includes New Zealand and New Caledonia as its most prominent emergent parts.
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A.
South Orkney Microcontinent
The South Orkney Microcontinent is a submerged fragment of continental crust in the Southern Ocean, located near the South Orkney Islands and forming part of the complex tectonic setting between the Antarctic and South American plates.
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B.
Zealandia ecosanctuary
Zealandia ecosanctuary is a protected natural reserve and wildlife sanctuary in Wellington, New Zealand, dedicated to restoring native ecosystems and reintroducing indigenous species.
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C.
Kerguelen Plateau
The Kerguelen Plateau is a large submerged volcanic plateau in the southern Indian Ocean, forming one of the world’s major large igneous provinces and hosting the remote Kerguelen Islands.
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Avalonia microcontinent
Avalonia microcontinent was a small ancient landmass that rifted from Gondwana and later collided with Laurentia and Baltica, contributing to the formation of parts of modern North America and Western Europe.
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E.
Scotia Plate
The Scotia Plate is a small tectonic plate in the South Atlantic Ocean, located between the South American and Antarctic Plates and associated with the complex plate boundaries and seismic activity of the Scotia Sea region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
microcontinent
ⓘ
submerged continent ⓘ |
| area | "~4.9 million square kilometers" ⓘ |
| areaRank | "about two-thirds the area of Australia" ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Australian Plate
ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| breakupApproxAge | "~80–100 million years ago" ⓘ |
| containsCountry |
New Zealand
ⓘ
part of Australia’s Lord Howe Island Group (on Lord Howe Rise) ⓘ |
| containsRegion |
Campbell Plateau
ⓘ
Chatham Rise ⓘ Lord Howe Rise ⓘ Norfolk Ridge ⓘ |
| containsTerritory | New Caledonia ⓘ |
| continentCrustType | continental crust ⓘ |
| continentType | continental fragment ⓘ |
| emergentLandProportion | small fraction of total area ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition |
granitic rocks
ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasEconomicInterest |
mineral resources
ⓘ
potential hydrocarbon resources ⓘ |
| hasEmergentPart |
New Caledonia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
continental shelves
ⓘ
ridges ⓘ submerged plateaus ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Aoraki / Mount Cook ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | "3,724 meters" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southwest Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Pacific Ocean
|
| majorBreakupEvent | Cretaceous period ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Zealand
ⓘ
surface form:
Zealand (New Zealand)
|
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| oceanCoverage | mostly covered by Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partiallyIncludes |
New Caledonia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ |
| recognitionDebate | status as a distinct continent is debated ⓘ |
| recognizedAsContinentBy | some geologists ⓘ |
| riftedFrom |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Australia ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
continental breakup
ⓘ
paleogeography ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Gondwana ⓘ |
| submergedPercentage | "~94%" ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | boundary region of Australian and Pacific plates ⓘ |
| thicknessComparedToOceans | thicker than typical oceanic crust ⓘ |
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Subject: Zealandia microcontinent Description of subject: Zealandia microcontinent is a largely submerged continental fragment in the southwest Pacific Ocean that includes New Zealand and New Caledonia as its most prominent emergent parts.
Referenced by (11)
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