Brazil Basin
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The Brazil Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the western South Atlantic characterized by extensive abyssal plains and significant deep-water circulation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brazil Basin canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oceanic basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rio Grande Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ Walvis Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ continental margin of South America ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentCountry |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | about 4000–5000 m ⓘ |
| hasBottomCurrent |
Antarctic Bottom Water boundary current
ⓘ
deep western boundary current ⓘ |
| hasClimateZone |
subtropical
ⓘ
temperate ⓘ tropical ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateApprox | centered roughly near 20°S 30°W ⓘ |
| hasFloorType | abyssal plain ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
abyssal plain
ⓘ
fracture zones ⓘ sediment drifts ⓘ submarine hills ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | greater than 5000 m ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | broad and relatively flat deep basin ⓘ |
| hasOceanographicImportance |
important for global overturning circulation
ⓘ
pathway for Antarctic Bottom Water spreading ⓘ region of deep western boundary current flow ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
bottom-water flow
ⓘ
deep-water circulation ⓘ thermohaline circulation ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
highly stratified deep water column
ⓘ
low sedimentation rates in abyssal plains ⓘ |
| hasResearchProgram | Brazil Basin Tracer Release Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSedimentType |
calcareous ooze
ⓘ
pelagic clay ⓘ siliceous ooze ⓘ |
| hasWaterMass |
Antarctic Bottom Water
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antarctic Intermediate Water NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic Deep Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antarctic Circumpolar Current via deep waters
ⓘ
South Atlantic subtropical gyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western South Atlantic ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
marine geologists
ⓘ
physical oceanographers ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
abyssal sedimentation
ⓘ
bottom-water mixing ⓘ deep-sea circulation patterns ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.