Falkland Plateau
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The Falkland Plateau is a large submarine continental platform off the coast of southern South America, forming part of the submerged extension of the Falkland Islands region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Falkland Islands continental block | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
continental margin feature
ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ submarine plateau ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Falkland Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Argentine continental shelf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
deep South Atlantic basin ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | continental margin of Argentina ⓘ |
| extendsToward | Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Mesozoic era ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | submerged continental platform of southern South America ⓘ |
| geologicalNature | continental crust ⓘ |
| hasAverageWaterDepth | several hundred to a few thousand meters ⓘ |
| hasCrustType | thinned continental crust ⓘ |
| hasEconomicInterestIn | offshore oil and gas resources ⓘ |
| hasFeature | thick sedimentary cover ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPoliticalClaimant |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSedimentaryBasins | Mesozoic–Cenozoic basins ⓘ |
| importantFor | hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Falkland Plateau Basin system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRegionOf | Southwest Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
geophysical surveys
ⓘ
seismic reflection studies ⓘ |
| liesAtApproximateLatitude | 50 degrees south ⓘ |
| liesAtApproximateLongitude | 50 degrees west ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Strait of Magellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNortheastOf | Drake Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | southern South America ⓘ |
| locatedSoutheastOf | Patagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
South American Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
continental margin of South America ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | reconstructions of Gondwana breakup ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Falkland Escarpment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falkland Plateau Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToTectonicsOf | breakup of Gondwana GENERATED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Argentine Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Georgia Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| submergedExtensionOf | Falkland Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | passive continental margin ⓘ |
| underlies | South Atlantic Ocean seafloor ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Falkland Islands continental block