Aleutian Basin

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The Aleutian Basin is a deep, sediment-filled oceanic basin in the western Bering Sea, bordered by the Aleutian Island arc and characterized by its complex tectonic and volcanic history.


Statements (37)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic region
oceanic basin
associatedWith Aleutian Trench
Aleutian subduction system
surface form: "Aleutian subduction zone"
borderedBy Aleutian Arc
surface form: "Aleutian Island arc"

Aleutian Islands
Kamchatka Peninsula
countryOffshoreFrom Russia
United States of America
surface form: "United States"
formedBy plate tectonics
geologicalAge Mesozoic-Cenozoic
hasBoundaryType continental margin
island arc margin
hasGeologicalCharacteristic complex tectonic history
deep
oceanic crust
sediment-filled
volcanic history
hasMorphology abyssal plain-like floor
hasNearbyFeature Aleutian Trench
surface form: "Aleutian Ridge"

Bowers Ridge
hasProcess sediment accumulation
subduction-related volcanism
hasSedimentType marine sediments
pelagic sediments
terrigenous sediments
influences Bering Sea circulation
Bering Sea sedimentation patterns
isSubjectOf geophysical surveys
marine geological research
locatedIn Bering Sea
Bering Sea
surface form: "western Bering Sea"
oceanRegion Northern Pacific Ocean
surface form: "North Pacific"
partOf Pacific Ocean
surface form: "North Pacific Ocean"
seafloorProvinceOf Bering Sea
tectonicSetting convergent margin
underlies Bering Sea
surface form: "western Bering Sea"

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bowers Ridge formsBoundaryWith Aleutian Basin
Bering Sea hasFeature Aleutian Basin
Navarin Canyon nearbyFeature Aleutian Basin

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