Rockall Trough
E788988
Rockall Trough is a deep Atlantic oceanic basin off the northwest coast of the British Isles, lying between the continental shelf and the Rockall Plateau.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological feature
ⓘ
oceanic basin ⓘ submarine trough ⓘ |
| bathymetryCharacterizedBy |
deep central basin
ⓘ
flanking banks and plateaus ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Rockall Plateau to the west
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
continental shelf of Ireland and Scotland to the east ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Faroe–Shetland Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porcupine Abyssal Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | thick sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| countryClaimingJurisdiction |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainedBy | deep-water currents ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | south of Iceland ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Porcupine Seabight region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | continental rifting ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Rockall–Hatton region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | passive continental margin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gentler western slope
ⓘ
steep eastern slope ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Rockall islet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
North Atlantic plate-tectonic studies
ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Rockall Basin system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStudiedBy |
marine geologists
ⓘ
oceanographers ⓘ |
| liesBetween |
Rockall Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
continental shelf of the British Isles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
British Isles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 3 km
ⓘ
about 3000 m ⓘ |
| near |
Hatton–Rockall area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rockall Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | north-northeast to south-southwest ⓘ |
| partOf | northeast Atlantic margin ⓘ |
| region | northwest European continental margin ⓘ |
| separates | Rockall Plateau from the British continental shelf ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
contourite deposition
ⓘ
deep-sea sedimentation ⓘ |
| underlainBy | thinned continental crust ⓘ |
| usedIn | studies of North Atlantic deep-water circulation ⓘ |
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