Scotia Ridge

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Scotia Ridge is a submarine mountain chain in the South Atlantic that forms part of the tectonic boundary encircling the Scotia Sea between South America and Antarctica.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plate boundary
submarine mountain chain
tectonic feature
associatedWith Antarctic Plate
Scotia Plate
South American Plate
bounds Scotia Sea
featureType submarine ridge
formsPartOf tectonic boundary encircling the Scotia Sea
geologicalAge Cenozoic
influences bathymetry of the Drake Passage region
ocean circulation in the Scotia Sea
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
locatedNorthOf Antarctica
locatedSouthOf South America
oceanRegion South Atlantic subtropical gyre
surface form: South Atlantic

Southern Ocean
partOf Scotia Arc
boundary between South America and Antarctica
circum-Antarctic tectonic system
relatedFeature North Scotia Ridge
Scotia Arc
Scotia Sea
South Scotia Ridge
separates Antarctic Plate
Scotia Plate
South American Plate
submerged true
tectonicSetting convergent margin
transform margin

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mid-Atlantic Ridge meets Scotia Ridge
Scotia Sea seafloorFeature Scotia Ridge