Scott Plateau
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Scott Plateau is a submerged geological plateau off the northwest coast of Australia, forming part of the complex seafloor topography of the Timor Sea region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scott Plateau canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
submerged plateau ⓘ undersea feature ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Ashmore Platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Browse Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | deeper basins of the Timor Sea ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| coveredBy | marine sediments ⓘ |
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Mesozoic rifting of the Australian margin ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | passive continental margin ⓘ |
| hasResourcePotential | hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ |
| hasSeafloorTopography | relatively shallow plateau compared to surrounding basins ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | regional plate-tectonic reconstructions of northwest Australia ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
marine geophysical surveys
ⓘ
petroleum geology studies ⓘ |
| liesOn | Indo-Australian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesSouthOf | Timor Island region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Timor Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInExclusiveEconomicZoneOf | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthwestOf | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | northwest coast of Australia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian continental margin
ⓘ
Timor Sea region seafloor topography ⓘ northwest Australian margin ⓘ |
| seafloorDepth | hundreds to thousands of metres below sea level ⓘ |
| surfaceType | submerged plateau surface ⓘ |
| tectonicRelation | northern margin of the Australian Plate ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.