Cocos Ridge seamounts
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The Cocos Ridge seamounts are a chain of submarine volcanic mountains in the eastern Pacific Ocean formed by hotspot-related volcanism along the Galápagos plume track.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cocos Ridge seamounts canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seamount chain
ⓘ
submarine volcanic mountains ⓘ |
| agePattern | generally younger toward the Galápagos hotspot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
hotspot track bathymetric high
ⓘ
oceanic crust thickening ⓘ |
| composition | basaltic rocks ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Galápagos hotspot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hotspot volcanism ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Cenozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | intraplate volcanism ⓘ |
| influences | seafloor topography of Cocos Plate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cocos Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology | elongate ridge with aligned seamounts ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Galápagos plume track ⓘ |
| partOf | Cocos Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| process | oceanic plate motion over stationary hotspot ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carnegie Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cocos Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| studyMethod |
dredge sampling
ⓘ
marine seismic reflection ⓘ multibeam bathymetry ⓘ radiometric dating of basalts ⓘ |
| tectonicPlateContext |
Cocos Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazca Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicProvince | Galápagos hotspot track ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.