Gakkel Ridge
E11295
Gakkel Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge located beneath the Arctic Ocean, forming the tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gakkel Ridge canonical | 14 |
| Gakkel–Knipovich Ridge system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T34855 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gakkel Ridge Context triple: [Mid-Atlantic Ridge, meets, Gakkel Ridge]
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A.
Romanche Fracture Zone
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.
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B.
Scotia Ridge
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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C.
Bouvet Triple Junction region
The Bouvet Triple Junction region is a remote area in the South Atlantic Ocean where three major tectonic plate boundaries meet near Bouvet Island, forming a complex seafloor spreading and faulting system.
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D.
Kamchatka volcanic arc
The Kamchatka volcanic arc is a highly active chain of volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent eruptions, numerous stratovolcanoes, and significant role in global volcanism and tectonics.
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E.
Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone
The Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone is a major deep-sea transform fault system in the North Atlantic Ocean that offsets and disrupts the continuity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gakkel Ridge Target entity description: Gakkel Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge located beneath the Arctic Ocean, forming the tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates.
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A.
Romanche Fracture Zone
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.
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B.
Scotia Ridge
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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C.
Bouvet Triple Junction region
The Bouvet Triple Junction region is a remote area in the South Atlantic Ocean where three major tectonic plate boundaries meet near Bouvet Island, forming a complex seafloor spreading and faulting system.
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D.
Kamchatka volcanic arc
The Kamchatka volcanic arc is a highly active chain of volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent eruptions, numerous stratovolcanoes, and significant role in global volcanism and tectonics.
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E.
Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone
The Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone is a major deep-sea transform fault system in the North Atlantic Ocean that offsets and disrupts the continuity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
mid-ocean ridge ⓘ tectonic plate boundary ⓘ |
| associatedWithProcess |
plate tectonics
ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom |
Canada
ⓘ
Greenland ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| crustalComposition | basaltic ⓘ |
| crustType | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Soviet Arctic expeditions ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | northern Greenland ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Laptev Sea ⓘ |
| formsPartOfBoundaryOf |
Eurasian Basin
ⓘ
Nansen Basin ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geophysicalCharacteristic |
large amagmatic segments
ⓘ
thin magmatic crust in some segments ⓘ |
| hasBathymetry | greater depth than many other mid-ocean ridges ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep rift valley
ⓘ
hydrothermal vent fields ⓘ seamounts ⓘ |
| hasTransformFaults | few and short compared to faster-spreading ridges ⓘ |
| lithosphereType | oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Nansen Basin
Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| mantleSource | depleted upper mantle ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yakov Yakovlevich Gakkel ⓘ |
| ocean | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| oceanicCrustProduction | low ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| overlainBy | perennial sea ice ⓘ |
| partOf | global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ |
| relativeSpreadingRateRank | one of the slowest-spreading mid-ocean ridges on Earth ⓘ |
| researchExpedition |
AMORE 2001 (Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Expedition)
ⓘ
USCGC Healy cruises ⓘ |
| ridgeType | ultra-slow spreading ridge ⓘ |
| seafloorSpreading | present ⓘ |
| segmentStructure | segmented ridge axis ⓘ |
| spreadingRate |
approximately 6–13 mm per year
ⓘ
slow-spreading ⓘ |
| studiedUsing |
bathymetric mapping
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icebreaker-supported surveys ⓘ seismic reflection and refraction ⓘ |
| tectonicBoundaryBetween |
Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
North American Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| volcanism | submarine volcanism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gakkel Ridge Description of subject: Gakkel Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge located beneath the Arctic Ocean, forming the tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gakkel Ridge