Romanche Fracture Zone
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The Romanche Fracture Zone is a major transform fault and deep-sea fracture zone in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean that offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and hosts one of the deepest points in the Atlantic basin.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic fracture zone
ⓘ
transform fault ⓘ |
| bathymetryCharacteristic | very deep axial valley ⓘ |
| crosses | equatorial Atlantic ⓘ |
| displacementType | strike-slip ⓘ |
| featureClass |
fracture zone
ⓘ
submarine valley ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mesozoic-Cenozoic oceanic crust ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | transform motion between ridge segments ⓘ |
| hasPart | Romanche Trench ⓘ |
| importance | significant control on Atlantic deep circulation pathways ⓘ |
| isMajor | true ⓘ |
| isOneOf | deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
equatorial Atlantic Ocean
|
| maximumDepth | over 7600 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | French ship Romanche ⓘ |
| ocean | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| oceanBasin |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic basin
|
| offsets | Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ |
| partOf | global mid-ocean ridge transform fault system ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | accommodation of seafloor spreading in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | near the equator ⓘ |
| seafloorFeatureType | deep-sea fracture zone ⓘ |
| separates |
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge segments
ⓘ
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge segments ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate |
African Plate
ⓘ
South American Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary transform system ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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