Lord Howe Trough
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Lord Howe Trough is a deep submarine basin in the Tasman Sea, separating the Lord Howe Rise from the Australian mainland and forming part of the complex tectonic structure of the southwest Pacific Ocean floor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Howe Trough canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic basin
ⓘ
submarine trough ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Australian mainland
ⓘ
Lord Howe Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | Mesozoic–Cenozoic ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Australian continental slope to the west
ⓘ
Lord Howe Rise to the east NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | thick sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorType | deep-sea basin ⓘ |
| formedBy |
back-arc style extension
ⓘ
continental rifting ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Zealandia region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSignificance |
key structure in evolution of Zealandia–Australia margin
ⓘ
records rifting history of Tasman Sea ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex faulted morphology
ⓘ
steep basin margins ⓘ |
| liesBetween | eastern Australia and Lord Howe Rise ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tasman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | over 3000 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lord Howe Island region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian plate margin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tasman Sea tectonic system NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest Pacific Ocean floor ⓘ |
| region | Southwest Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tasman Sea opening
ⓘ
separation of Australia and Zealandia ⓘ |
| sedimentSource |
Australian continental margin
ⓘ
Lord Howe Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Australian continental margin
ⓘ
Lord Howe Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
marine geophysics
ⓘ
plate tectonics research ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | extensional basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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