Jan Mayen Fracture Zone
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Jan Mayen Fracture Zone is a major submarine geological feature in the North Atlantic that marks a significant tectonic boundary near the island of Jan Mayen.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic fracture zone
ⓘ
submarine geological feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jan Mayen hotspot region
ⓘ
Jan Mayen ⓘ
surface form:
Jan Mayen microcontinent
|
| characterizedBy |
linear bathymetric depression on the seafloor
ⓘ
strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom | Norway ⓘ |
| environment | deep-sea ⓘ |
| formedBy | plate tectonics ⓘ |
| geologicalNature | transform fault system ⓘ |
| liesOn | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
Greenland Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian-Greenland Sea region
|
| locatedNear | Jan Mayen ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Iceland ⓘ |
| marks | significant tectonic boundary ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jan Mayen ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Atlantic fracture zone system
ⓘ
North Atlantic plate boundary system ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
plate motion reconstructions in the North Atlantic
ⓘ
seafloor spreading history of the North Atlantic ⓘ |
| separates | segments of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge regionally ⓘ |
| studiedIn | marine geophysics ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates differential motion between oceanic crustal blocks ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Mid-Atlantic region ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.