Nazca Ridge
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Nazca Ridge is a prominent submarine volcanic ridge in the southeastern Pacific Ocean formed by hotspot activity on the Nazca Plate.
Aliases (2)
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic plateau
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submarine volcanic ridge → |
| affectsSubductionZone |
Peru–Chile Trench
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| crustType |
thickened oceanic crust
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| extendsToward |
Peruvian continental margin
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| formedBy |
hotspot volcanism
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| formedDuring |
Cenozoic
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| hasFeatureType |
submarine topographic high
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| hasGeologicalOrigin |
intraplate hotspot volcanism
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| hasImpactOn |
Andean orogeny dynamics
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| hasMaximumCrustalThickness |
greater than normal oceanic crust
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| hasMorphology |
broad, elevated ridge
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| influences |
forearc deformation in Peru
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seismicity along the Peruvian margin → |
| influencesTectonicsOf |
Peruvian margin
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central Andes → |
| isAssociatedWith |
anomalous bathymetry of Nazca Plate
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anomalous gravity signature → crustal shortening in the central Andes → flat-slab subduction beneath Peru → reduced volcanism in central Peru → |
| isComposedPrimarilyOf |
basaltic volcanic rocks
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| isHotspotTrackOf |
Easter hotspot
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Nazca hotspot → |
| isLocatedOffCoastOf |
South America
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| isLocatedWestOf |
Peru
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| isMappedUsing |
marine geophysical surveys
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| isNamedAfter |
Nazca Plate
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| isOverlainBy |
marine sediments
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| isParallelTo |
Humboldt (Nazca) Seamount Chain
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| isPartOf |
Nazca Plate bathymetric features
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Pacific Ocean seafloor → |
| isStudiedInDiscipline |
marine geology
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plate tectonics → volcanology → |
| isSubductingBeneath |
South American Plate
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| isYoungerThan |
adjacent normal oceanic crust of the Nazca Plate
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| locatedIn |
southeastern Pacific Ocean
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| locatedOn |
Nazca Plate
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| orientedApproximately |
northwest–southeast
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| tectonicSetting |
Nazca Plate–South America Plate convergent margin
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| terminatesNear |
Peru–Chile Trench
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Southeastern Pacific Ocean
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Southeastern Pacific Ocean ("Salas y Gómez Ridge") → |
contains |
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Nazca Ridge
("Nazca hotspot")
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isHotspotTrackOf |
|
Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park
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protects |
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Nazca Plate
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underlies |