Kerguelen Plateau
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The Kerguelen Plateau is a large submerged volcanic plateau in the southern Indian Ocean, forming one of the world’s major large igneous provinces and hosting the remote Kerguelen Islands.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kerguelen Plateau canonical | 6 |
| Kerguelen Plateau region | 1 |
| Northern Kerguelen Plateau | 1 |
| Southern Kerguelen Plateau | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Kerguelen Plateau Context triple: [Kerguelen Islands, locatedOn, Kerguelen Plateau]
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Kerguelen Islands
The Kerguelen Islands are a remote, sub-Antarctic French archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, known for their harsh climate, rugged volcanic landscape, and scientific research stations.
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B.
South Orkney Microcontinent
The South Orkney Microcontinent is a submerged fragment of continental crust in the Southern Ocean, located near the South Orkney Islands and forming part of the complex tectonic setting between the Antarctic and South American plates.
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Campbell Plateau
The Campbell Plateau is a large submerged continental shelf south of New Zealand, forming part of the submerged continent Zealandia in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
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Alexandra Island
Alexandra Island is one of the islands within India’s Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, known for its protected marine ecosystems and rich coastal biodiversity.
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E.
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is a large, ice-covered region forming the southern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its remote, mountainous terrain and extensive glaciation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kerguelen Plateau Target entity description: The Kerguelen Plateau is a large submerged volcanic plateau in the southern Indian Ocean, forming one of the world’s major large igneous provinces and hosting the remote Kerguelen Islands.
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A.
Kerguelen Islands
The Kerguelen Islands are a remote, sub-Antarctic French archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, known for their harsh climate, rugged volcanic landscape, and scientific research stations.
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B.
South Orkney Microcontinent
The South Orkney Microcontinent is a submerged fragment of continental crust in the Southern Ocean, located near the South Orkney Islands and forming part of the complex tectonic setting between the Antarctic and South American plates.
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C.
Campbell Plateau
The Campbell Plateau is a large submerged continental shelf south of New Zealand, forming part of the submerged continent Zealandia in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Alexandra Island
Alexandra Island is one of the islands within India’s Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, known for its protected marine ecosystems and rich coastal biodiversity.
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E.
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is a large, ice-covered region forming the southern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its remote, mountainous terrain and extensive glaciation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
large igneous province
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oceanic plateau ⓘ submerged volcanic plateau ⓘ |
| age | Cretaceous ⓘ |
| approximateMaximumElevation | above 2000 meters below sea level ⓘ |
| composition |
basaltic rocks
ⓘ
volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Broken Ridge ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
HMS Challenger expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Challenger expedition
|
| discoveryMethod | bathymetric sounding ⓘ |
| emergesAs |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
ⓘ
Kerguelen Islands ⓘ |
| extendsTowards |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Broken Ridge ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Kerguelen hotspot
ⓘ
mantle plume activity ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Cretaceous period
ⓘ
linked to:
Cretaceous
|
| geologicalProvince | large igneous province ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad shallow submarine platform
ⓘ
steep flanks ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Elan Bank
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Northern Kerguelen Plateau ⓘ
linked to:
Kerguelen Plateau
Skiff Bank ⓘ
linked to:
Norfolk Ridge
Southern Kerguelen Plateau ⓘ
linked to:
Kerguelen Plateau
|
| hosts | Kerguelen Islands ⓘ |
| influences |
Southern Ocean circulation
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ecosystems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southern Indian Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean–Southern Ocean marine region
|
| locatedOn | Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ |
| near | Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ |
| oceanBasin |
Indian Ocean Basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean drainage basin
|
| partOf |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| region | sub-Antarctic ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kerguelen plume
ⓘ
linked to:
Kerguelen hotspot
Ninetyeast Ridge ⓘ Rajmahal Traps ⓘ |
| researchField |
geophysics
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marine geology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| significance |
important site for studying mantle plumes
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one of the world’s largest large igneous provinces ⓘ |
| sovereignState | France ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Indian Ocean intraplate setting ⓘ |
| usedFor |
paleoceanographic studies
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paleoclimate reconstruction ⓘ |
| volcanismType | intraplate volcanism ⓘ |
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Subject: Kerguelen Plateau Description of subject: The Kerguelen Plateau is a large submerged volcanic plateau in the southern Indian Ocean, forming one of the world’s major large igneous provinces and hosting the remote Kerguelen Islands.
Referenced by (9)
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