Atlantic continental margin of South America
E824952
The Atlantic continental margin of South America is the broad submerged edge of the South American continent along the Atlantic Ocean, encompassing extensive continental shelves, slopes, and rises such as the Patagonian Shelf.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
continental margin
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Argentine coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazilian coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Falkland Plateau region NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguayan coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
continental interior of South America to the west
ⓘ
deep ocean basins of the South Atlantic to the east ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
broad continental shelves in southern sectors
ⓘ
narrower continental shelves in tropical sectors ⓘ |
| developedSince | Mesozoic era ⓘ |
| extendsAlong | eastern margin of South America ⓘ |
| formedBy | passive continental margin processes ⓘ |
| governedBy | exclusive economic zones of South American coastal states ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Argentine continental slope
ⓘ
Brazilian continental shelf ⓘ Guiana continental shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ Patagonian Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ continental rise ⓘ continental shelf ⓘ continental slope ⓘ |
| hasSedimentaryCover | thick marine sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| hasVariable | shelf width along its length ⓘ |
| importantFor |
fisheries
ⓘ
hydrocarbon resources ⓘ marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| includesFeature |
sediment drifts
ⓘ
shelf breaks ⓘ submarine canyons ⓘ |
| influencedBy | breakup of Gondwana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | South American continent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | opening of the South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
marine geology
ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
oceanographic processes of the Brazil Current
ⓘ
oceanographic processes of the Malvinas Current ⓘ upwelling in some sectors ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | passive margin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.