orogeny
P946
predicate
Indicates the geological process by which mountain ranges are formed, typically through tectonic plate interactions such as collision, subduction, or compression.
Observed surface forms (4)
- geologicalOrigin ×133
- geologicalProcess ×83
- orogenyType ×12
- drivesOrogeny ×1
Sample triples (277)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Great Salt Lake | Pleistocene pluvial lake remnant via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Green Mountain | volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Gulf of California rift zone | basin formation via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Gulf of California rift zone | lithospheric thinning via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Gulf of California rift zone | magmatism via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Gulf of Maine | glacially carved basin via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Hanauma Bay | tuff ring via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain | Hawaii hotspot via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Hercules’ Club rock formation | karst erosion via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Hills of Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Pleistocene glaciation via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Himalayas | Himalayan orogeny ⓘ |
| Himalayas | collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Hindu Kush |
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpine orogeny
|
| Holyrood Park | volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Indian Ocean Ridge system | seafloor spreading via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Indus Gorge in the Himalayas | downcutting via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Indus Gorge in the Himalayas | erosion via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Iranian plateau | Alpine orogeny ⓘ |
| Iranian plateau | collision of Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Izu–Bonin Arc | island arc orogeny via predicate surface "orogenyType" ⓘ |
| Izu–Bonin Arc | oceanic–oceanic subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Izu–Ogasawara Trench | oceanic–oceanic subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Japan Trench | subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Java Trench | oceanic lithosphere subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Jemez Mountains region | volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Juan de Fuca Ridge | formation of new oceanic crust via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Jura Mountains | Alpine orogeny ⓘ |
| Kamchatka volcanic arc | oceanic plate subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Karakoram | Himalayan orogeny ⓘ |
| Klamath Mountains | Nevadan orogeny (major influence) ⓘ |
| Kuril–Kamchatka subduction system | lithospheric subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| La Gomera | volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Lake Albert | tectonic rifting via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Lake Assal | tectonic and volcanic activity via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Lake Bolsena | caldera collapse via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Lake Neuchâtel | glacial lake via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Lake Winnipegosis | glacial lake basin via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Lanzarote | volcanic activity via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Lesser Caucasus | Alpine orogeny via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Lesser Caucasus | Alpine orogeny ⓘ |
| Lesser Himalayas | Himalayan orogeny ⓘ |
| Little Yosemite Valley | glacial erosion via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Loess Hills | wind-deposited loess via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Loess Plateau (eastern part) | wind-deposited loess sediments via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Lomond Hills | Old Red Sandstone via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Lord Howe Rise | continental crust via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Los Tuxtlas | volcanic arc via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Makgadikgadi Pans region | evaporation of an ancient inland sea via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Manila Trench | oceanic-continental subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Massif Central | ancient volcanic region via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |