Tongue of the Ocean margins
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Tongue of the Ocean margins are the steep submarine slopes and transition zones that border the deep Tongue of the Ocean basin within the Bahamian archipelago.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
continental margin analogue
ⓘ
marine geomorphological feature ⓘ submarine slope ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
deep Tongue of the Ocean basin
ⓘ
shallow Bahamian banks ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
carbonate slope failures
ⓘ
contourite deposits ⓘ mass-transport deposits ⓘ submarine canyons ⓘ turbidite systems ⓘ |
| border |
Great Bahama Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Bahama Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongue of the Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
sharp bathymetric gradients
ⓘ
steep submarine slopes ⓘ transition from shallow carbonate platform to deep basin ⓘ |
| composedOf |
carbonate sediments
ⓘ
platform-derived debris ⓘ |
| environmentType |
marine environment
ⓘ
slope environment ⓘ |
| formedBy |
carbonate platform margin progradation
ⓘ
erosional processes ⓘ fault-controlled subsidence ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasBathymetry | steep slope from hundreds to thousands of meters water depth ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
boundary between shallow-water banks and deep basin
ⓘ
sediment transfer pathway from platform to basin ⓘ |
| hasRelevanceTo |
carbonate platform evolution models
ⓘ
petroleum system analysis in carbonate margins ⓘ submarine slope stability studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
gravity-driven sediment transport
ⓘ
ocean currents ⓘ sea-level fluctuations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Bahamian archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongue of the Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlie | older carbonate platform strata ⓘ |
| partOf | Bahamas platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
carbonate slope processes
ⓘ
oceanographic circulation effects on slope sedimentation ⓘ sequence stratigraphy of carbonate margins ⓘ submarine landslide hazards ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
intra-platform basin setting
ⓘ
passive margin setting ⓘ |
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