Shirshov Ridge
E75021
Shirshov Ridge is a prominent underwater volcanic mountain range in the western Bering Sea that forms part of the seafloor’s complex tectonic and geological structure.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
→
submarine ridge → underwater volcanic mountain range → |
| associatedWith |
Bering Sea Basin evolution
→
back-arc basin processes → |
| composition | basaltic volcanic rocks → |
| country |
Russia
→
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| discoveredBy | Soviet marine geologists → |
| eponymOccupation |
oceanographer
→
polar explorer → |
| extendsFrom | near Kamchatka Peninsula → |
| extendsToward | central Bering Sea → |
| formsPartOf |
Bering Sea geological structure
→
Bering Sea tectonic structure → |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic → |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic → |
| hasFeature |
elongate crest
→
steep flanks → |
| importance | key structure for understanding Bering Sea tectonic history → |
| isUnder | international waters jurisdictional regimes → |
| locatedIn |
Bering Sea
→
Bering Sea →
surface form:
western Bering Sea
|
| mapRepresentation | bathymetric charts of the Bering Sea → |
| maximumWaterDepthAbove | approximately 2000–3000 meters → |
| namedAfter | Pyotr Shirshov NERFINISHED → |
| namedBy | Soviet scientists → |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean → |
| orientation | roughly north–south → |
| partOf |
Bering Sea
→
surface form:
Bering Sea seafloor
northwestern Pacific Ocean region → |
| relativeLocation |
north of the Komandorsky Basin
→
south of the Aleutian Basin → west of Bowers Ridge → |
| researchVesselSurveys |
Russian research vessels
→
Soviet research vessels → international oceanographic cruises → |
| seafloorFeatureType | oceanic ridge → |
| studyDiscipline |
geophysics
→
marine geology → plate tectonics → |
| tectonicSetting | complex plate boundary region → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.