Norfolk Basin
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The Norfolk Basin is an oceanic basin in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, lying west of New Zealand and bounded on one side by the Norfolk Ridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norfolk Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic basin
ⓘ
oceanic basin ⓘ |
| associatedWithProcess |
continental rifting
ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Norfolk Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Cenozoic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | back-arc basin region of southwest Pacific ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | deep marine basin ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Loyalty Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Caledonia Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| hasSeafloorType | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| isSubregionOf | Southwest Pacific Ocean floor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southwestern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTectonicPlate | Australian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest Pacific marginal basins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
east of Lord Howe Rise
ⓘ
north of New Zealand Plateau ⓘ west of Norfolk Ridge ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Lord Howe Rise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norfolk Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicProvince | Southwest Pacific back-arc and marginal basins ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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