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 |
|---|---|
| Matra Mountains | volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Mauna Kahalawai | hotspot volcanism via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| McPherson Range | Tweed Volcano via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Mid-Atlantic Ridge | seafloor spreading via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Middle America Trench | oceanic-continental subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Mogollon Rim | erosion via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Mont Gerbier de Jonc | volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Monts Dore | stratovolcano via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Mount Royal | intrusive igneous rock via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Natural Bridge | karst erosion via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Nazca Basin | subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Nazca Plate |
Andes
via predicate surface "drivesOrogeny"
ⓘ
surface form:
Andes Mountains
|
| Nevado de Acay volcanic center | Andean orogeny ⓘ |
| Northeastern Japan Arc | arc volcanism via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Northeastern Japan Arc | crustal deformation via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Northeastern Japan Arc | seismic activity via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes | Andean orogeny ⓘ |
| Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes | subduction-related magmatism via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Nærøyfjord | glacial erosion via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Ochil Hills | volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Olympic Mountains | accretionary wedge formation ⓘ |
| Ouachita Mountains | Paleozoic orogeny via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Ouachita orogeny | collisional orogeny via predicate surface "orogenyType" ⓘ |
| Outer Western Carpathians | Alpine orogeny ⓘ |
| Pacific Ring of Fire | subduction of oceanic plates beneath continental plates via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Pacific Ring of Fire | subduction of oceanic plates beneath other oceanic plates via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Pacific-Antarctic Ridge | mantle upwelling via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Pacific-Antarctic Ridge | partial melting of upper mantle via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Painted Dunes | oxidation of volcanic ash on cooling lava flows via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Pajarito Plateau | volcanic activity via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Palau Trench | oceanic-oceanic subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Pamir Mountains | Alpine orogeny via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Pamir Mountains | Cenozoic via predicate surface "orogenyType" ⓘ |
| Pamir–Tien Shan mountain system | Cenozoic orogeny ⓘ |
| Penghu Islands | volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Peninsular Ranges | Cordilleran orogeny ⓘ |
| Pennine Alps | Alpine orogeny ⓘ |
| Peru–Chile Trench region | oceanic–continental subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Petrified Forest (near Calistoga) | petrification via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Petrified Forest (near Calistoga) | silicification via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Philippine Basin | back-arc basin via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Philippine Trench | oceanic–continental subduction via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Pic du Midi d’Ossau | remnant of an ancient volcano via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Pico Island | volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Pico Ruivo | volcanic via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Piedmont (United States) | eroded Appalachian Mountains via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Pinales |
Paleozoic Era
via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin"
ⓘ
surface form:
PaleozoicEra
|
| Príncipe | volcanic island via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |
| Puerto Rico Trench | subduction of North American Plate beneath Caribbean Plate via predicate surface "geologicalProcess" ⓘ |
| Puget Sound | glacially carved fjord-like basins via predicate surface "geologicalOrigin" ⓘ |