South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system
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The South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system is a major underwater mountain chain where tectonic plates diverge in the South Atlantic Ocean, creating new oceanic crust and hosting features such as the Bouvet Triple Junction.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| South Atlantic Ocean floor | 1 |
| South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system canonical | 1 |
| South Atlantic seafloor | 1 |
| South Atlantic segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T518961 — 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: South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system Context triple: [Bouvet Triple Junction region, isPartOf, South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system]
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A.
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a vast underwater mountain range and divergent tectonic plate boundary running down the center of the Atlantic Ocean, where new oceanic crust is formed.
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B.
Southeast Indian Ridge
The Southeast Indian Ridge is a major mid-ocean spreading center in the southern Indian Ocean that forms part of the global system of divergent tectonic plate boundaries.
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C.
Southwest Indian Ridge
The Southwest Indian Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge in the southern Indian Ocean that forms part of the global system of divergent tectonic plate boundaries.
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D.
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
The Pacific-Antarctic Ridge is a major mid-ocean spreading center in the Southern Ocean where the Pacific and Antarctic tectonic plates diverge, creating new oceanic crust.
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E.
South Scotia Ridge
The South Scotia Ridge is a major submarine mountain chain in the Southern Ocean forming part of the tectonic boundary between the Scotia Plate and the Antarctic Plate.
- 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: South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system Target entity description: The South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system is a major underwater mountain chain where tectonic plates diverge in the South Atlantic Ocean, creating new oceanic crust and hosting features such as the Bouvet Triple Junction.
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A.
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a vast underwater mountain range and divergent tectonic plate boundary running down the center of the Atlantic Ocean, where new oceanic crust is formed.
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B.
Southeast Indian Ridge
The Southeast Indian Ridge is a major mid-ocean spreading center in the southern Indian Ocean that forms part of the global system of divergent tectonic plate boundaries.
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C.
Southwest Indian Ridge
The Southwest Indian Ridge is a slow-spreading mid-ocean ridge in the southern Indian Ocean that forms part of the global system of divergent tectonic plate boundaries.
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D.
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
The Pacific-Antarctic Ridge is a major mid-ocean spreading center in the Southern Ocean where the Pacific and Antarctic tectonic plates diverge, creating new oceanic crust.
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E.
South Scotia Ridge
The South Scotia Ridge is a major submarine mountain chain in the Southern Ocean forming part of the tectonic boundary between the Scotia Plate and the Antarctic Plate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mid-ocean ridge
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undersea mountain range ⓘ |
| agePattern |
progressively older crust away from axis
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youngest crust at ridge axis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
mid-ocean ridge basalt
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normal faulting ⓘ shallow-focus earthquakes ⓘ |
| bathymetry | shallower than adjacent abyssal plains ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
American–Antarctic Ridge
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linked to:
American-Antarctic Ridge
Southwest Indian Ridge ⓘ |
| controls | magnetic anomaly patterns in South Atlantic seafloor ⓘ |
| creates | new oceanic crust ⓘ |
| crustalThickness | typical oceanic crust thickness ⓘ |
| crustTypeProduced | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | equatorial Atlantic region ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| formedBy | rifting between South America and Africa ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Bouvet Triple Junction
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linked to:
Bouvet Triple Junction region
axial rift valley ⓘ fracture zones ⓘ hydrothermal vent fields ⓘ transform faults ⓘ |
| heatFlow | elevated relative to surrounding seafloor ⓘ |
| hosts | chemosynthetic biological communities at vents ⓘ |
| influences |
South Atlantic basin morphology
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patterns of South Atlantic magnetic lineations ⓘ |
| isBoundaryBetween | South American Plate and African Plate ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
South Atlantic
|
| magmatism | basaltic magmatism ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
ⓘ
global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ |
| sedimentCover | thin near ridge axis ⓘ |
| separates |
African Plate
ⓘ
South American Plate ⓘ |
| spreadingRate | slow-spreading ridge ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
marine geophysics
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plate tectonics research ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| terminatesNear |
Bouvet Triple Junction
ⓘ
linked to:
Bouvet Triple Junction region
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| timeOfInitiation | Mesozoic era ⓘ |
| topographicExpression | bathymetric high ⓘ |
| volcanismType | submarine volcanism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system Description of subject: The South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system is a major underwater mountain chain where tectonic plates diverge in the South Atlantic Ocean, creating new oceanic crust and hosting features such as the Bouvet Triple Junction.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system
linked to: South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system
South Atlantic tectonic system
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includesFeature
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South Atlantic segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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linked to: South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system