Møre Margin

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Møre Margin is a continental margin off the coast of Norway that forms part of the North Atlantic rifted margin system.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Møre Margin canonical 2
Mid-Norwegian continental shelf 1
Mid-Norwegian margin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf continental margin
adjacentTo Faeroe–Shetland Basin
Møre Basin
linked to: Møre Margin

Vøring Margin
borders North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic
characterizedBy normal fault blocks
seaward-dipping reflectors
thick sedimentary basins
volcanic margin features
contains hydrocarbon-bearing basins
countryJurisdiction Norway
evolvesWith North Atlantic opening
formedBy breakup of Pangaea
continental rifting
formsPartOf NE Atlantic volcanic province
hasBathymetry continental rise
deep-water continental slope
hasGeologicalAge Cenozoic
Mesozoic
linked to: Mesozoic Era
hasSedimentaryCover Mesozoic–Cenozoic sediments
hasStructuralElement rift basins
tilted fault blocks
transfer zones
volcanic complexes
isExploredFor natural gas
oil
linkedTectonicallyTo Jan Mayen Corridor
Vøring Basin
locatedIn Norwegian Sea
majorBreakupPhase Paleogene
marginType volcanic rifted margin
namedAfter Møre region
linked to: Møre og Romsdal
offCoastOf Norway
overlies Caledonian basement
linked to: British Caledonides
partOf North Atlantic rifted margin system
Norwegian continental margin
relatedTo Greenland–Norway separation
researchField marine geology
petroleum geology
tectonics
riftingInitiated Late Jurassic
seawardOf Norwegian mainland
studiedBy marine gravity surveys
marine magnetic surveys
marine seismic reflection surveys
tectonicSetting Atlantic-type margin
passive margin

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Vøring Plateau adjacentTo Møre Margin
Vøring Margin adjacentTo Mid-Norwegian continental shelf
linked to: Møre Margin
Vøring Margin isSegmentOf Mid-Norwegian margin
linked to: Møre Margin
Vøring Margin relatedTo Møre Margin
Møre Margin adjacentTo Møre Basin
linked to: Møre Margin