American-Antarctic Ridge

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The American-Antarctic Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge in the South Atlantic–Southern Ocean region where the American and Antarctic tectonic plates diverge, forming part of the global system of seafloor spreading centers.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
American–Antarctic Ridge 2
American-Antarctic Ridge canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mid-ocean ridge
seafloor spreading center
undersea geological feature
crustTypeFormed oceanic crust
environment deep-sea
formsBoundaryBetween South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic basin

Southern Ocean
surface form: Southern Ocean basin
geologicalFeatureType oceanic ridge
isAssociatedWith hydrothermal activity
mid-ocean ridge basalt volcanism
isCharacterizedBy extensional tectonics
linear volcanic topography
magmatic accretion
isConnectedTo Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Southwest Indian Ridge
isLocatedSouthOf Mid-Atlantic Ridge
isPartOf Atlantic–Antarctic Ridge system
global ocean ridge system
locatedIn South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean

Southern Ocean
ocean South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean

Southern Ocean
partOf global mid-ocean ridge system
global seafloor spreading system
plateBoundaryType divergent
process oceanic crust formation
seafloor spreading
separates American Plate
Antarctic Plate
tectonicPlate1 American Plate
tectonicPlate2 Antarctic Plate
tectonicSetting divergent plate boundary

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Bouvet Triple Junction region hasNearbyFeature American-Antarctic Ridge
South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system connectedTo American-Antarctic Ridge
this entity surface form: American–Antarctic Ridge
Atlantic–Antarctic Ridge system hasPart American-Antarctic Ridge
this entity surface form: American–Antarctic Ridge