Benham Rise

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf underwater plateau
gptkbp:alternativeName Philippine Rise
gptkbp:area 13 million hectares
gptkbp:claimedBy gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:depthRange 48 to 5,000 meters
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Philippine_government
foreign research vessels
gptkbp:governedBy Republic of the Philippines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benham Rise
gptkbp:knownFor rich marine biodiversity
potential oil and gas reserves
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:locatedOffCoastOf gptkb:Luzon
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Andrew_Ellicott_Kennedy_Benham
gptkbp:partOf Philippine continental shelf
gptkbp:protectedBy marine protected area (partially)
gptkbp:recognizedBy 2012
United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
gptkbp:subjectOf marine scientific research
territorial disputes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philippine_Exclusive_Economic_Zone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6