Lau Ridge
E718594
Lau Ridge is a submarine volcanic ridge in the southwest Pacific Ocean that forms part of the complex tectonic boundary between the Australian and Pacific Plates near Fiji and Tonga.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
submarine volcanic ridge
ⓘ
undersea geological feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ subduction of Pacific Plate beneath Australian Plate ⓘ |
| formedBy | plate convergence between Australian Plate and Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | complex plate boundary zone ⓘ |
| geologicallyActive | true ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | deep-marine ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalNature |
tectonic
ⓘ
volcanic ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | elongate ridge ⓘ |
| hasTectonicSetting | back-arc spreading environment ⓘ |
| hasVolcanismType | submarine volcanism ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Lau-Tonga region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUnder | Pacific Ocean seafloor ⓘ |
| liesEastOf | Fiji Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesWestOf | Tonga Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southwest Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Pacific back-arc region ⓘ |
| near |
Fiji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lau Basin region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tectonic boundary between Australian Plate and Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Lau back-arc basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lau Basin