North Scotia Ridge
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The North Scotia Ridge is a major submarine tectonic feature in the South Atlantic that forms the northern boundary of the Scotia Plate between South America and the Antarctic region.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic ridge
ⓘ
plate boundary ⓘ submarine tectonic feature ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Antarctica
ⓘ
surface form:
Antarctic region
South America ⓘ |
| bathymetry | submerged below sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | interaction of South American Plate and Scotia Plate ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryOf | Scotia Plate ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryWith | South American Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalNature | submarine ridge ⓘ |
| influences |
ocean circulation between South Atlantic and Scotia Sea
ⓘ
regional seismicity in the Scotia Arc ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Atlantic
ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
|
| orientation | generally east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scotia Arc
ⓘ
circum-Antarctic plate boundary system ⓘ |
| process | associated with plate convergence and transform motion ⓘ |
| region |
Antarctic Convergence
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Ocean–South Atlantic transition zone
|
| relatedFeature |
Scotia Plate
ⓘ
Scotia Sea ⓘ South Scotia Ridge ⓘ |
| separates | Scotia Sea from South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicEnvironment | active plate margin ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | northern boundary of the Scotia Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | plate boundary between South America and the Antarctic region ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.