Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge system
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The Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge system is a seafloor-spreading ridge complex beneath the Arctic Ocean that marks a tectonic plate boundary and includes segments such as the ultra-slow-spreading Nansen-Gakkel Ridge.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge | 2 |
| Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge system canonical | 1 |
| Gakkel–Mid-Atlantic Ridge system | 1 |
| Mid-Atlantic–Arctic Ridge system | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
divergent plate boundary
ⓘ
mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ tectonic plate boundary ⓘ |
| ageContext | Cenozoic ocean basin ⓘ |
| boundaryBetween | Eurasian Plate and North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
deep axial valley
ⓘ
low magma supply ⓘ thin oceanic crust ⓘ |
| crustTypeFormed | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| environment | deep-sea ⓘ |
| extendsAcross | Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess |
oceanic crust formation
ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
hydrothermal vent fields
ⓘ
rift valley ⓘ volcanic centers ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
linear ridge segments
ⓘ
offset fracture zones ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gakkel Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nansen Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Nansen-Gakkel Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpreadingRate | ultra-slow ⓘ |
| influences | Arctic Ocean basin morphology ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Arctic tectonic evolution
ⓘ
understanding ultra-slow spreading processes ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
bathymetric mapping
ⓘ
geophysical surveys ⓘ seismic studies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Arctic region ⓘ |
| ocean | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryType | divergent ⓘ |
| researchField |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| separates |
Eurasian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spreadingType | ultra-slow spreading ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | seafloor-spreading center ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mid-Atlantic–Arctic Ridge system
this entity surface form:
Gakkel–Mid-Atlantic Ridge system
this entity surface form:
Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge
this entity surface form:
Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge