Central Indian Ridge
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The Central Indian Ridge is a major mid-ocean ridge in the Indian Ocean where tectonic plates diverge, creating new oceanic crust and significant seafloor spreading.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Indian Ridge canonical | 10 |
| Carlsberg Ridge–Central Indian Ridge system | 1 |
| Mid-Indian Ridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T555221 — 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: Central Indian Ridge Context triple: [Southwest Indian Ridge, connectsTo, Central Indian Ridge]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
American-Antarctic Ridge
The American-Antarctic Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge in the South Atlantic–Southern Ocean region where the American and Antarctic tectonic plates diverge, forming part of the global system of seafloor spreading centers.
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E.
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.
- 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: Central Indian Ridge Target entity description: The Central Indian Ridge is a major mid-ocean ridge in the Indian Ocean where tectonic plates diverge, creating new oceanic crust and significant seafloor spreading.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
American-Antarctic Ridge
The American-Antarctic Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge in the South Atlantic–Southern Ocean region where the American and Antarctic tectonic plates diverge, forming part of the global system of seafloor spreading centers.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
divergent plate boundary
ⓘ
mid-ocean ridge ⓘ |
| associatedEcosystems | chemosynthetic communities at hydrothermal vents ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earthquakes
ⓘ
hydrothermal activity ⓘ normal faulting ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Carlsberg Ridge
ⓘ
Southwest Indian Ridge ⓘ |
| crustComposition |
basalt
ⓘ
gabbro ⓘ peridotite in uplifted sections ⓘ |
| crustThickness | typical oceanic crust thickness ⓘ |
| crustTypeFormed | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| environment | deep-sea environment ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Carlsberg Ridge ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Southwest Indian Ridge ⓘ |
| geodynamicRole | accommodates spreading in central Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mesozoic to Cenozoic activity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fracture zones
ⓘ
segmented ridge axis ⓘ transform faults ⓘ |
| heatFlow | elevated ⓘ |
| influences |
Indian Ocean bathymetry
ⓘ
regional seismicity ⓘ |
| lithosphere | young oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| morphology |
axial high in some segments
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rift valley ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its central position in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryType | constructive plate boundary ⓘ |
| process |
creation of new oceanic crust
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seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| relativeMotion | divergent motion of African and Indo-Australian plates ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
mantle upwelling
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oceanic crust formation processes ⓘ ridge segmentation ⓘ |
| separates |
African Plate
ⓘ
Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ |
| spreadingRate | intermediate to slow ⓘ |
| spreadingType | slow-spreading ridge ⓘ |
| studyField |
geophysics
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marine geology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent boundary between tectonic plates ⓘ |
| volcanism | basaltic volcanism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Central Indian Ridge Description of subject: The Central Indian Ridge is a major mid-ocean ridge in the Indian Ocean where tectonic plates diverge, creating new oceanic crust and significant seafloor spreading.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Central Indian Ridge
subject linked to:
Arabian Plate and Indian Plate
linked to: Central Indian Ridge
subject linked to:
Arabian Plate and Indian Plate