Tablelands

E613544

Tablelands is a striking exposed mantle rock formation in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, renowned for its barren, rust-colored landscape and significance to plate tectonics research.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tablelands canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rock formation
tourist attraction
access road-accessible
age Paleozoic
attracts geologists
hikers
tourists
climate cool maritime
color rust-colored
composedOf peridotite
ultramafic rock
country Canada
ecosystemCharacteristic low vegetation
formedBy obduction of oceanic crust and mantle
geologicalFeature exposed mantle rock
geologicalProcess plate tectonics
hasInterpretiveCenter nearby Discovery Centre at Woody Point
hasResearchInterest extreme soil ecology
ophiolite studies
plate tectonics
hasTrail Lookout Hills trail area NERFINISHED
Tablelands Trail NERFINISHED
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED
knownFor Mars-like landscape appearance
exemplary ophiolite exposure
significance to plate tectonics research
landscapeType barren
locatedIn Canada
Gros Morne National Park NERFINISHED
Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED
managementBy Parks Canada NERFINISHED
near Bonne Bay NERFINISHED
Woody Point NERFINISHED
notableFor Earth’s mantle rock exposed at surface
partOf Appalachian Mountains
Gros Morne UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED
Long Range Mountains NERFINISHED
Western Newfoundland geological terranes NERFINISHED
protectionStatus national park protected area
province Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED
soilCharacteristic metal-rich
nutrient-poor
surfaceAppearance blocky rock slopes
orange-brown
viewOf Bonne Bay NERFINISHED
Tablelands plateau NERFINISHED

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.