Linosa Trough
E663955
Linosa Trough is a deep submarine depression in the central Mediterranean Sea, located within the Strait of Sicily between Sicily and North Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linosa Trough canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bathymetric depression
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submarine trough ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sicily Channel rift system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strait of Sicily volcanic and tectonic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryNearby |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depthCharacteristic | deep-water feature ⓘ |
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| featureClass | submarine topographic feature ⓘ |
| formedBy | crustal extension ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | African–Eurasian plate boundary zone ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | extensional tectonic regime ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mediterranean back-arc and rift systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
North Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Strait of Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology | linear to arcuate basin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Linosa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Lampedusa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantelleria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sicily Channel rift zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sicily Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
north of the North African margin
ⓘ
south of Sicily ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Mediterranean tectonics
ⓘ
geohazards in the Strait of Sicily ⓘ sedimentary basin evolution ⓘ |
| seafloorFeatureType |
elongated depression
ⓘ
trough ⓘ |
| tectonicFeature | rift-related basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.