Carnegie Ridge seamounts
E887216
The Carnegie Ridge seamounts are a chain of submarine volcanic mountains in the eastern Pacific Ocean formed by hotspot-related magmatic activity along the Nazca Plate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carnegie Ridge seamounts canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seamount chain
ⓘ
submarine volcanic mountains ⓘ |
| ageCharacteristic | progressively older away from hotspot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Galápagos hotspot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
equatorial Pacific bathymetric high ⓘ |
| bathymetricExpression | elevated topography above surrounding seafloor ⓘ |
| composition | basaltic volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| environment | submarine ⓘ |
| formedBy |
hotspot-related magmatic activity
ⓘ
plate motion over hotspot ⓘ |
| formedOn | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| genesisProcess | intraplate volcanism ⓘ |
| geologicalFeatureType | oceanic ridge seamounts ⓘ |
| influences | regional seafloor morphology ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Nazca Plate volcanic provinces ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTectonicPlate | Nazca Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | mantle plume activity ⓘ |
| partOf | Carnegie Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateMotionDirection | eastward relative to hotspot ⓘ |
| process | hotspot volcanism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cocos Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | oceanic plate ⓘ |
| trendDirection | east-west ⓘ |
| underlies | eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicActivityStatus | extinct ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.