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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) - 23:40, 9 January 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 |
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 |
The Junggar Basin (simplified Chinese: 准噶尔盆地; traditional Chinese: 準噶爾盆地), also known as the Dzungarian Basin or Zungarian Basin, is one of the largest... 34 KB (3,283 words) - 18:00, 1 February 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 |
List of seas (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 (2,474 words) - 23:05, 18 February 2024 |
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) - 14:39, 27 March 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 |
Sigsbee Deep (redirect from Mexico Basin) Deep (Mexico basin in the U. S. Board on Geographic Names Advisory Committee on Undersea Features Gazetteer) is a roughly triangular basin that is the... 7 KB (738 words) - 21:01, 5 March 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 |
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 (5,150 words) - 22:54, 11 February 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 (4,385 words) - 12:15, 30 October 2023 |
landform Mid-ocean ridge – Basaltic underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading Oceanic basin – Geologic basin under the sea Oceanic plateau –... 28 KB (8,352 words) - 23:03, 9 March 2024 |
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km2 (27,240,000 sq mi) or ~20% of the water on Earth's... 115 KB (12,666 words) - 13:37, 13 March 2024 |