New Caledonia Ridge
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New Caledonia Ridge is a major submarine geological feature in the southwest Pacific Ocean, forming an elongated plateau that includes the islands of New Caledonia and nearby seamounts.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic plateau
ⓘ
submarine ridge ⓘ |
| age | Mesozoic–Cenozoic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Zealandia microcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bathymetry | shallow compared to surrounding ocean basins ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Loyalty Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Caledonia Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Geology of New Caledonia
ⓘ
Undersea ridges of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ Zealandia geology ⓘ |
| contains |
emergent islands
ⓘ
submerged plateaus ⓘ |
| countryOnRidge | France (via New Caledonia) ⓘ |
| crustType | continental crust ⓘ |
| emergentPortion |
Grande Terre (main island of New Caledonia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loyalty Islands archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | north of New Zealand region ⓘ |
| extendsTo | area north of New Caledonia ⓘ |
| featureType | elongated submarine plateau ⓘ |
| formedBy | tectonic processes ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Southwest Pacific back-arc and marginal basin system ⓘ |
| highestPoints | islands of New Caledonia ⓘ |
| includes |
Loyalty Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk Ridge seamounts NERFINISHED ⓘ various submarine seamounts ⓘ |
| influences |
marine biodiversity distribution in the region
ⓘ
regional ocean circulation patterns ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Zealandia continent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesOn | Australian Plate margin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | eastern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Lord Howe Rise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norfolk Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Southwest Pacific plate boundary zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | subduction processes at nearby trenches ⓘ |
| separates |
Loyalty Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Caledonia Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicOrigin | rifting and breakup of Gondwana ⓘ |
| usedFor | reconstructing past plate motions in the Southwest Pacific ⓘ |
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