Aden Ridge
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Aden Ridge is a mid-ocean spreading center in the Gulf of Aden that forms part of the boundary between the African and Arabian tectonic plates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aden Ridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mid-ocean ridge
ⓘ
plate boundary feature ⓘ spreading center ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
magmatic activity
ⓘ
normal faulting ⓘ rifting of Africa and Arabia ⓘ |
| boundaryBetween |
Arabian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somali Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
East African Rift system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Sea rift system ⓘ |
| crustTypeFormed | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| forms | axis of the Gulf of Aden ⓘ |
| geodynamicRole | accommodates extension between Africa and Arabia ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gulf of Aden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Horn of Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afro-Arabian rift system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
boundary between African Plate and Arabian Plate ⓘ global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryType | divergent ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| relativeMotion | African Plate moving away from Arabian Plate ⓘ |
| separates |
African Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arabian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spreadingType | oceanic spreading ridge ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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