New Hebrides back-arc basin
E736668
The New Hebrides back-arc basin is a seafloor spreading region in the southwest Pacific formed behind the New Hebrides island arc as a result of subduction-related tectonic extension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Hebrides back-arc basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
back-arc basin
ⓘ
geological feature ⓘ seafloor spreading center ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Hebrides subduction zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanuatu island arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBehind | New Hebrides volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction-related tectonic extension ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | subduction-driven extension ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensional faulting
ⓘ
oceanic crust ⓘ spreading ridges ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
crustal extension
ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| hasRelevanceTo |
arc volcanism
ⓘ
earthquake activity in Vanuatu region ⓘ subduction dynamics ⓘ |
| hasTectonicRegime |
extensional
ⓘ
transtensional ⓘ |
| isPartOf | New Hebrides arc-back-arc system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | ocean basin ⓘ |
| locatedBehind | New Hebrides island arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
southwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | southwest Pacific back-arc system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
convergence between Australian Plate and Pacific Plate
ⓘ
subduction of the Australian Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | back-arc region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.