Scotia Ridge
E9701
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.
Statements (30)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.