an oceanic basin (or ocean basin) is anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater. Geologically, most of the ocean basins are large geologic basins that... 17 KB (2,194 words) - 00:30, 29 February 2024 |
basin, rock strata formed by tectonic warping of previously flat-lying strata Oceanic basin, a structural basin covered by seawater Pull-apart basin,... 3 KB (482 words) - 06:30, 9 February 2024 |
sedimentary basins formed on oceanic crust are likely to be destroyed by subduction. Continental margins formed when new ocean basins like the Atlantic... 47 KB (4,615 words) - 16:12, 8 January 2024 |
continental rifting leading to seafloor spreading and producing an oceanic basin. Here, the Red Sea Rift meets the Aden Ridge and the East African Rift... 14 KB (1,894 words) - 01:28, 15 August 2023 |
List of submarine topographical features (redirect from List of Oceanic basins) of oceanic basins (the other elements being an elevated mid-ocean ridge and flanking abyssal hills). In addition to these elements, active oceanic basins... 50 KB (3,893 words) - 05:30, 25 January 2024 |
Orogeny (section Closure of the ocean basin) divided into those involving ocean closure (Himalayan-type orogens) and those involving glancing collisions with no ocean basin closure (as is taking place... 38 KB (4,255 words) - 05:13, 8 April 2024 |
world's largest lake, but it is centered on an oceanic basin (a fragment of the ancient Tethys Ocean) rather than lying entirely over continental crust... 43 KB (999 words) - 18:39, 28 March 2024 |
of the surrounding oceanic floor, but can be thousands of kilometers in length. There are about 50,000 km (31,000 mi) of oceanic trenches worldwide,... 48 KB (5,149 words) - 20:13, 18 April 2024 |
The West Philippine Basin, is the oceanic crust located underneath the western part of the Philippine Sea. It was formed during the early Oligocene epoch... 3 KB (442 words) - 16:00, 3 September 2022 |
An endorheic basin (/ˌɛndoʊˈriː.ɪk/ EN-doh-REE-ik; also endoreic basin and endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows... 33 KB (3,750 words) - 04:37, 16 April 2024 |
Wilson Cycle (section Atlantic Ocean Example) young ocean at the seafloor, formation of ocean basins during continental drift, initiation of subduction, closure of ocean basins due to oceanic lithospheric... 7 KB (769 words) - 02:57, 4 February 2024 |
List of seas on Earth (section Marginal seas by ocean) weak definition is that a sea is a subdivision of an ocean, which means that it must have oceanic basin crust on its floor. This definition, for example,... 23 KB (2,467 words) - 20:22, 15 April 2024 |
Outline of plate tectonics (section Oceanic ridges) volcanic activity, mountain-building, and oceanic trench formation. Tectonic plates are composed of the oceanic lithosphere and the thicker continental... 14 KB (4,367 words) - 12:15, 30 October 2023 |
Seafloor spreading (redirect from Oceanic spreading) produced. Since the new oceanic basins are shallower than the old oceanic basins, the total capacity of the world's ocean basins decreases during times... 28 KB (4,103 words) - 22:03, 17 April 2024 |
Rift (redirect from Rift basin) oceanic basins. Successful rifting leads to seafloor spreading along a mid-oceanic ridge and a set of conjugate margins separated by an oceanic basin... 22 KB (2,534 words) - 16:35, 21 January 2024 |
landform Mid-ocean ridge – Basaltic underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading Oceanic basin – Geologic basin under the sea Oceanic plateau –... 28 KB (8,407 words) - 19:38, 18 April 2024 |
Panthalassa (redirect from Panthalassa Ocean) Telkhinia, defines two separate oceans or systems of oceanic plates—the Pontus and Thalassa oceans. Named marginal oceans or oceanic plates include (clockwise)... 22 KB (2,393 words) - 00:32, 30 March 2024 |
Abyssal plain (category Coastal and oceanic landforms) Abyssal plains are key geologic elements of oceanic basins (the other elements being an elevated mid-ocean ridge and flanking abyssal hills). The creation... 80 KB (9,035 words) - 23:59, 12 April 2024 |
Trough (geology) (redirect from Oceanic Trough) rift of the mid-oceanic ridge Salton Trough South Shetland Trough Suakin Trough in the Red Sea Timor Trough Walker Lane Oceanic basin Einsele, Gerhard... 2 KB (190 words) - 15:36, 25 June 2023 |