Rio Grande Rise

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Rio Grande Rise is a large submarine plateau in the South Atlantic Ocean, notable for its complex geological history and role in regional ocean circulation and biodiversity.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rio Grande Rise canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf submarine plateau ⓘ
associatedWith South Atlantic opening ⓘ
continental breakup of South America and Africa ⓘ
consideredFor marine protected area proposals ⓘ
countryClosestTo Brazil ⓘ
extendsBetween Brazilian continental margin ⓘ
central South Atlantic ⓘ
formedDuring Cretaceous period ⓘ
linked to: Cretaceous

Mesozoic era ⓘ
hasApproximateDepth 2000–4000 meters below sea level ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole area of enhanced biological productivity ⓘ
habitat for deep-sea fauna ⓘ
stepping-stone for species dispersal ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature guyots and seamounts ⓘ
large igneous province characteristics ⓘ
oceanic crust ⓘ
plateau morphology ⓘ
volcanic origin ⓘ
hasMorphology broad, elevated plateau ⓘ
complex system of ridges and basins ⓘ
hasResearchInterestFrom Brazilian scientists ⓘ
international oceanographic programs ⓘ
hasResourcePotential cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts ⓘ
manganese nodules ⓘ
hasSedimentaryCover carbonate deposits ⓘ
pelagic sediments ⓘ
influences South Atlantic ocean circulation ⓘ
deep-water flow patterns ⓘ
regional biodiversity patterns ⓘ
isPartOf South Atlantic large-scale topographic features ⓘ
isSeparatedFrom Brazilian continental shelf ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic
oceanographicRole barrier to deep western boundary currents ⓘ
influence on mixing of Antarctic and subtropical waters ⓘ
modification of water mass pathways ⓘ
partOf South Atlantic basin ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic
relatedTo Tristan da Cunha hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Ascension hotspot

Walvis Ridge ⓘ
separatedBy Vema Channel ⓘ
studiedFor deep-sea biodiversity ⓘ
mantle plume activity ⓘ
paleoceanography ⓘ
plate tectonic reconstruction of South Atlantic ⓘ
tectonicSetting African Plate ⓘ
South American Plate ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Atlantic → containsFeature → Rio Grande Rise ⓘ
Walvis Ridge → linkedWith → Rio Grande Rise ⓘ
Argentine Basin → boundedBy → Rio Grande Rise ⓘ
Brazil Basin → boundedBy → Rio Grande Rise ⓘ