Chile Rise
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Chile Rise is an oceanic spreading ridge in the southeastern Pacific Ocean where tectonic plates diverge and new crust is formed.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mid-ocean ridge
ⓘ
oceanic spreading ridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Antarctic Plate
ⓘ
Nazca Plate ⓘ |
| bathymetry | elevated seafloor topography relative to abyssal plain ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Chile Triple Junction ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom | Chile ⓘ |
| crustFormationProcess | partial melting of upwelling mantle ⓘ |
| crustTypeFormed | basaltic oceanic crust ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| environment | deep-sea environment ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic activity ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| heatFlow | elevated heat flow ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeastern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
southeastern Pacific Ocean
|
| locatedOffCoastOf | Chile ⓘ |
| morphology | submarine ridge ⓘ |
| oceanRegion |
Southeastern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Pacific
|
| partOf |
East Pacific Rise
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Ocean seafloor spreading system
global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ |
| produces | new oceanic crust ⓘ |
| relativeMotion | Nazca Plate moving away from Antarctic Plate ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| separates |
Antarctic Plate
ⓘ
Nazca Plate ⓘ |
| spreadingType | oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary ⓘ |
| studyMethods |
bathymetric mapping
ⓘ
magnetic anomaly surveys ⓘ seismic reflection ⓘ |
| tectonicActivity | frequent earthquakes ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| terminatesNear | Chile Triple Junction ⓘ |
| volcanismType | mid-ocean ridge volcanism ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.