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.