Pacific Ocean seafloor

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The Pacific Ocean seafloor is the vast, geologically active bottom of the world’s largest ocean basin, characterized by deep trenches, mid-ocean ridges, seamounts, and extensive abyssal plains.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf oceanic seafloor ⓘ
ageRange mostly Mesozoic to Cenozoic ⓘ
averageDepth about 4,000 to 5,000 meters ⓘ
borderedBy Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
characterizedBy abyssal plains ⓘ
deep ocean trenches ⓘ
mid-ocean ridges ⓘ
seamounts ⓘ
contains cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts ⓘ
cold seeps ⓘ
fracture zones ⓘ
hydrothermal vent fields ⓘ
manganese nodule fields ⓘ
subduction zones ⓘ
transform faults ⓘ
coversArea largest ocean basin on Earth ⓘ
formedBy plate tectonics ⓘ
hasFeature Abyssal plains of the North Pacific ⓘ
Abyssal plains of the South Pacific ⓘ
Clarion Fracture Zone ⓘ
Clipperton Fracture Zone ⓘ
East Pacific Rise ⓘ
Explorer Ridge (marginal plate) ⓘ
linked to: Gorda Ridge

Gorda Ridge (marginal plate) ⓘ
linked to: Gorda Ridge

Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain ⓘ
Japan Trench ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Ridge (marginal plate) ⓘ
linked to: Juan de Fuca Ridge

Kermadec Trench ⓘ
Kuril–Kamchatka Trench ⓘ
linked to: Kamchatka Trench

Louisville Ridge seamount chain ⓘ
Manihiki Plateau ⓘ
Mariana Trench ⓘ
Mendocino Fracture Zone ⓘ
Ontong Java Plateau (margin region) ⓘ
linked to: Ontong Java Plateau

Pacific–Antarctic Ridge ⓘ
Peru–Chile Trench ⓘ
linked to: Atacama Trench

Philippine Trench ⓘ
Puerto Rico Trench (eastern boundary region) ⓘ
linked to: Puerto Rico Trench

Shatsky Rise ⓘ
Tonga Trench ⓘ
is geologically active ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Ocean basin ⓘ
maxDepth about 10,984 meters at Challenger Deep ⓘ
oldestCrustNear western Pacific subduction margins ⓘ
partOf Pacific Ocean ⓘ
studiedBy marine geology ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ
supports chemosynthetic ecosystems ⓘ
underlainBy oceanic crust ⓘ
underlies largest oceanic tectonic plate (Pacific Plate) ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Plate

several smaller oceanic plates ⓘ
youngestCrustNear East Pacific Rise ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Galápagos Rise → partOf → Pacific Ocean seafloor ⓘ
ODP Leg 145 → studiesFeature → North Pacific abyssal plains ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean seafloor
New Zealand Plateau from abyssal plains → oceanographicContext → South Pacific abyssal plains ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean seafloor
Pacific Ocean seafloor → hasFeature → Abyssal plains of the North Pacific ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean seafloor
Nazca oceanic crust volcanic provinces → partOf → Pacific Ocean seafloor ⓘ