Cobb Offset
E73002
Cobb Offset is a major transform fault system in the northeast Pacific Ocean that offsets segments of the Juan de Fuca Ridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cobb Offset canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic transform fault
ⓘ
transform fault system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Juan de Fuca Plate
ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
linear bathymetric trough
ⓘ
offset magnetic anomalies ⓘ |
| connects | segments of the Juan de Fuca Ridge ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredBy | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| displacementType | strike-slip ⓘ |
| faultType | right-lateral transform fault ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | mid-ocean ridge transform ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| isPartOf | global mid-ocean ridge transform fault network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
eastern North Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
northeast Pacific Ocean
|
| namedAfter | Cobb Seamount ⓘ |
| near | Cobb Seamount ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| offsets | Juan de Fuca Ridge ⓘ |
| offshoreFrom |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Northwest coast
|
| partOf |
Juan de Fuca Ridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Juan de Fuca Ridge system
|
| region |
eastern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
northeastern Pacific Ocean
|
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| roleInPlateTectonics | accommodates differential motion between ridge segments ⓘ |
| seafloorFeature | fracture zone ⓘ |
| seafloorSpreadingContext | Juan de Fuca Ridge ⓘ |
| tectonicActivity | earthquake generation ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.