Great Bahama Canyon system
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The Great Bahama Canyon system is a massive submarine canyon complex in the Bahamas, notable for its deep, steep-walled channels that carve between the Bahama Banks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Bahama Canyon system canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine geological feature
ⓘ
submarine canyon system ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Great Bahama Bank margin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Bahama Bank margin ⓘ New Providence Island region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | abyssal plain of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| drains | sediments from Bahama Banks ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | shelf edge of the Bahama Banks ⓘ |
| extendsTo | deep Atlantic basin ⓘ |
| formedBy |
gravity-driven sediment flows
ⓘ
marine erosion ⓘ |
| formedIn | carbonate platform margin ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | passive continental margin ⓘ |
| hasBathymetry | complex network of channels and basins ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
deep
ⓘ
narrow in places ⓘ steep-walled ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Exuma Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast Providence Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Providence Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongue of the Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ deep submarine channels ⓘ |
| hasSlope | very steep canyon walls ⓘ |
| influences |
local ocean circulation around the Bahamas
ⓘ
sediment transport on the Bahama Platform ⓘ |
| knownFor |
one of the deepest submarine canyon systems in the Atlantic region
ⓘ
pronounced relief between adjacent banks and basins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bahama Platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ |
| separates |
Bahama Banks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Bahama Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Bahama Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
bathymetric mapping studies
ⓘ
sedimentological research ⓘ seismic reflection surveys ⓘ |
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