Tharp-Heezen Seamounts in the Atlantic Ocean

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The Tharp-Heezen Seamounts in the Atlantic Ocean are an undersea mountain range named in honor of pioneering oceanographic cartographers Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen, whose work was crucial in mapping the seafloor and advancing plate tectonic theory.


Statements (20)
Predicate Object
instanceOf seamount chain
undersea mountain range
associatedWith seafloor spreading studies
cartographicSignificance commemorates contributions to seafloor mapping
environment deep-sea
featureType submarine topographic feature
hasGeologicalFeature seamount
hasScientificInterest geophysical surveys
oceanographic research
honors Bruce C. Heezen
Marie Tharp
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
namedAfter Bruce C. Heezen
Marie Tharp
namedForRoleIn development of plate tectonic theory
partOf Atlantic seafloor topography
relatedTo marine geology
mid-ocean ridge mapping
plate tectonics
underJurisdictionOf international waters

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bruce C. Heezen ("Heezen Seamount")
Marie Tharp
honoredBy

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