Murray Ridge region
E73567
The Murray Ridge region is a deep-sea area in the Arabian Sea characterized by significant seafloor depth and complex underwater topography.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
submarine ridge
→
underwater topographic feature → |
| countryBorder |
India
→
Oman → Pakistan → |
| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
→
|
| hasGeologicalFeature |
complex underwater topography
→
deep-sea basin → steep submarine slopes → tectonic ridge → |
| hasResearchInterest |
deep-sea depositional systems
→
sediment transport processes → tectonic evolution of the Arabian Sea → |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Sea
→
northern Arabian Sea → |
| nearbyFeature |
Indus submarine fan
→
Makran continental margin → Owen Ridge → |
| oceanographicCharacteristic |
high bottom-water stratification
→
oxygen minimum zone influence → |
| partOf |
northeastern Arabian Basin
→
northern Indian Ocean → |
| seafloorDepth |
bathyal to abyssal depths
→
greater than 3000 m → |
| sedimentType |
hemipelagic sediments
→
turbidites → |
| separates |
Indus Fan region from central Arabian Basin
→
|
| tectonicSetting |
passive continental margin of the Indian plate
→
transform-related ridge system → |
| usedFor |
marine geological research
→
paleoceanographic studies → seismic reflection surveys → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Arabian Sea
→
|
hasMaxDepthPoint |