World Ocean Floor map
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The World Ocean Floor map is a pioneering cartographic depiction of the seafloor that revealed the detailed topography of mid-ocean ridges and trenches, providing key visual evidence for the theory of plate tectonics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heezen–Tharp physiographic maps of the ocean floor | 1 |
| The World Ocean Floor | 1 |
| World Ocean Floor map canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T331365 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World Ocean Floor map Context triple: [Marie Tharp, notableWork, World Ocean Floor map]
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A.
Sirena Deep
Sirena Deep is one of the deepest known points in the world's oceans, located within the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Mariana Trench
The Mariana Trench is the deepest known oceanic trench on Earth, located in the western Pacific Ocean near the Mariana Islands.
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C.
World Ocean
The World Ocean is the interconnected system of Earth's major oceanic divisions that together form a single, continuous body of saltwater covering most of the planet's surface.
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D.
Giant Ocean Tank
The Giant Ocean Tank is a massive central marine exhibit at the New England Aquarium, featuring a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem with hundreds of tropical fish, sea turtles, and other marine species.
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E.
The Blue Planet
The Blue Planet is a landmark BBC nature documentary series exploring the world's oceans, narrated by David Attenborough.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World Ocean Floor map Target entity description: The World Ocean Floor map is a pioneering cartographic depiction of the seafloor that revealed the detailed topography of mid-ocean ridges and trenches, providing key visual evidence for the theory of plate tectonics.
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A.
Sirena Deep
Sirena Deep is one of the deepest known points in the world's oceans, located within the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Mariana Trench
The Mariana Trench is the deepest known oceanic trench on Earth, located in the western Pacific Ocean near the Mariana Islands.
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C.
World Ocean
The World Ocean is the interconnected system of Earth's major oceanic divisions that together form a single, continuous body of saltwater covering most of the planet's surface.
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D.
Giant Ocean Tank
The Giant Ocean Tank is a massive central marine exhibit at the New England Aquarium, featuring a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem with hundreds of tropical fish, sea turtles, and other marine species.
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E.
The Blue Planet
The Blue Planet is a landmark BBC nature documentary series exploring the world's oceans, narrated by David Attenborough.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartographic map
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oceanographic map ⓘ thematic map ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Columbia University
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Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory ⓘ
surface form:
Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory
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| basedOn |
bathymetric soundings
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gravity data ⓘ magnetic anomaly data ⓘ seismic data ⓘ ship-based echo sounding data ⓘ |
| colorScheme | hypsometric tints ⓘ |
| depicts |
abyssal plains
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continental margins ⓘ fracture zones ⓘ global seafloor topography ⓘ mid-ocean ridges ⓘ oceanic trenches ⓘ seamounts ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage |
Arctic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Bruce C. Heezen
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Marie Tharp ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Heinrich C. Berann ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
World Ocean Floor map
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The World Ocean Floor
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first detailed global portrayal of ocean floor relief
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influential role in acceptance of plate tectonics ⓘ |
| providedEvidenceFor |
continuous global mid-ocean ridge
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subduction at ocean trenches ⓘ symmetry of oceanic crust about ridges ⓘ young age of oceanic crust near ridges ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
National Geographic magazine
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surface form:
National Geographic Magazine
|
| scale | small-scale world map ⓘ |
| shows |
Rift Valley along mid-ocean ridges
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bathymetric contours ⓘ global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ subduction zones ⓘ three-dimensional perspective of seafloor ⓘ transform faults ⓘ |
| supportedTheory |
plate tectonics
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seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| usedIn |
geology education
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oceanography education ⓘ popular science communication ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
oblique perspective
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panoramic painting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World Ocean Floor map Description of subject: The World Ocean Floor map is a pioneering cartographic depiction of the seafloor that revealed the detailed topography of mid-ocean ridges and trenches, providing key visual evidence for the theory of plate tectonics.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heezen–Tharp physiographic maps of the ocean floor
this entity surface form:
The World Ocean Floor