Paris Basin
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The Paris Basin is a large sedimentary basin in northern France known for its gently rolling plains, fertile agricultural land, and significant geological and paleontological formations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Paris Basin | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological region
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ardennes Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Ardennes
Morvan Massif ⓘ
surface form:
Armorican Massif
Ardennes-Eifel region ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian highlands
Massif Central ⓘ Vosges Mountains ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| containsRockUnitsFrom |
Cretaceous
ⓘ
Jurassic ⓘ Neogene ⓘ Paleogene ⓘ Triassic ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dominantLandUse |
arable farming
ⓘ
pasture ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Loire
ⓘ
surface form:
Loire River
Marne ⓘ
surface form:
Marne River
Oise River ⓘ River Seine ⓘ
surface form:
Seine River
Somme River ⓘ |
| geologicalEra |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Mesozoic Era ⓘ
surface form:
Mesozoic
|
| hasCapitalCity | Paris ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
broad lowlands
ⓘ
gently dipping sedimentary strata ⓘ gently rolling plains ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
hydrocarbon extraction
ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| hasResource |
groundwater aquifers
ⓘ
gypsum ⓘ hydrocarbons ⓘ limestone ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicFeature |
Parisian limestone formations
ⓘ
chalk formations ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Beauce
ⓘ
Brie ⓘ Champagne province ⓘ
surface form:
Champagne plain
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| knownFor |
building stone quarries
ⓘ
fertile agricultural land ⓘ important sedimentary sequences ⓘ oil and gas fields ⓘ significant paleontological sites ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Paris ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Europe ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Paris Basin