Cayman Ridge
E61208
Cayman Ridge is a submarine mountain range in the western Caribbean Sea that forms the geological foundation of the Cayman Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cayman Ridge canonical | 3 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
submarine mountain range
ⓘ
undersea geological feature ⓘ |
| country | Cayman Islands ⓘ |
| featureOf | Caribbean Plate boundary zone ⓘ |
| formsGeologicalFoundationOf | Cayman Islands ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mesozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic arc ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | plate tectonics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
submarine peaks
ⓘ
submarine slopes ⓘ |
| highestPointsForm | Cayman Islands ⓘ |
| influences | bathymetry of western Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Caribbean
ⓘ
surface form:
western Caribbean Sea
|
| near |
Cuba
ⓘ
Jamaica ⓘ |
| ocean | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedFeature | Cayman Trough ⓘ |
| separates |
Cayman Trough
ⓘ
Yucatán Basin ⓘ |
| submerged | true ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Caribbean Plate
ⓘ
North American Plate ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.