Hess Rise
E561629
Hess Rise is a large submarine volcanic plateau in the North Pacific Ocean that forms part of the Emperor Seamount chain.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
submarine volcanic plateau
ⓘ
undersea feature ⓘ |
| age | Mesozoic to early Cenozoic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emperor Seamounts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaiian hotspot ⓘ |
| bathymetricExpression | broad topographic high on the seafloor ⓘ |
| composition | basaltic rocks ⓘ |
| country | international waters ⓘ |
| coveredBy | deep ocean water ⓘ |
| dataSource |
bathymetric mapping
ⓘ
magnetic anomaly data ⓘ seismic reflection profiles ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | mid-20th century marine surveys ⓘ |
| distanceFromLand | far from any continental margin ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSeafloor | rises thousands of meters above surrounding abyssal plain ⓘ |
| featureType | guyot-bearing plateau ⓘ |
| formedBy | hotspot volcanism ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Pacific basin evolution ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
guyots
ⓘ
submerged volcanic edifices ⓘ |
| importance |
constrains history of the Hawaii–Emperor bend
ⓘ
records motion of the Pacific Plate over hotspots ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific Plate interior ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | seafloor summit lies well below sea level ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harry Hammond Hess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| overlainBy | pelagic sediments ⓘ |
| partOf |
Emperor Seamount chain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaii–Emperor seamount chain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateMotionIndicator | yes ⓘ |
| relatedFeature |
Mid-Pacific Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontong Java Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Shatsky Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
north of Mid-Pacific Mountains
ⓘ
northwest of Hawaiian Islands ⓘ west of the main Hawaiian Ridge ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
dredge sampling
ⓘ
marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| seafloorProvince | North Pacific large igneous province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicActivityStatus | extinct ⓘ |
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