Walvis Ridge
E601725
Walvis Ridge is a major submarine volcanic mountain chain in the South Atlantic Ocean that extends from the African continental margin toward the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walvis Ridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic plateau
ⓘ
submarine volcanic mountain chain ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tristan da Cunha hotspot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tristan hotspot track NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | basaltic rocks ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom |
Namibia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | continental margin of southwestern Africa ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | African continental margin ⓘ |
| extendsToward | Mid-Atlantic Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featureOf | South Atlantic bathymetry ⓘ |
| formedBy |
hotspot volcanism
ⓘ
volcanic activity ⓘ |
| formedDuring | opening of the South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mesozoic-Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad volcanic plateau sections
ⓘ
chain of seamounts ⓘ |
| influences |
ocean circulation patterns in the South Atlantic
ⓘ
sediment distribution in adjacent basins ⓘ |
| isSubfeatureOf | South Atlantic Ocean floor ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | intraplate volcanic ridge ⓘ |
| linkedWith | Rio Grande Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnPlate | African Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Walvis Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientedFrom | east ⓘ |
| orientedToward | west ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Rio Grande Rise (across the South Atlantic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Atlantic seafloor ⓘ |
| separates |
northern Cape Basin
ⓘ
southern Angola Basin ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
marine geophysics
ⓘ
plate tectonics research ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| terminatesNear | Mid-Atlantic Ridge axis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.