Cape Basin
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The Cape Basin is a deep oceanic basin off the southwestern coast of Africa, forming part of the South Atlantic seafloor and influencing regional ocean circulation and marine ecosystems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
oceanic basin ⓘ submarine basin ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benguela upwelling system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Atlantic subtropical gyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Mid-Atlantic Ridge region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walvis Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ continental margin of southern Africa ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Angola Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Argentine Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazil Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDepthCategory |
abyssal depths
ⓘ
bathyal to abyssal zone ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
carbon sequestration in deep ocean sediments
ⓘ
habitat for deep-sea fauna ⓘ influences fisheries productivity off southwestern Africa ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abyssal plain
ⓘ
deep-sea floor ⓘ sediment drifts ⓘ submarine channels ⓘ |
| hasOceanCurrent | Benguela Current system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
contourite drift formation
ⓘ
deep-water formation influence ⓘ sediment deposition ⓘ upwelling-related productivity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Agulhas Current retroflection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Agulhas rings NERFINISHED ⓘ Antarctic Circumpolar Current waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
marine ecosystems
ⓘ
regional ocean circulation ⓘ |
| isRegionOfInterestFor |
climate variability research
ⓘ
oil and gas exploration studies ⓘ seafloor mapping ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Africa ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cape of Good Hope region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Atlantic seafloor ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
South Atlantic overturning circulation
ⓘ
global thermohaline circulation ⓘ inter-ocean exchange between Indian Ocean and South Atlantic ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
climate science
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ paleoceanography ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.