Tablelands

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Tablelands is a striking exposed mantle rock formation in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, renowned for its barren, rust-colored landscape and significance to plate tectonics research.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tablelands canonical 3
Tablelands plateau 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rock formation
tourist attraction
access road-accessible
age Paleozoic
attracts geologists
hikers
tourists
climate cool maritime
color rust-colored
composedOf peridotite
ultramafic rock
country Canada
ecosystemCharacteristic low vegetation
formedBy obduction of oceanic crust and mantle
geologicalFeature exposed mantle rock
geologicalProcess plate tectonics
hasInterpretiveCenter nearby Discovery Centre at Woody Point
hasResearchInterest extreme soil ecology
ophiolite studies
plate tectonics
hasTrail Lookout Hills trail area
Tablelands Trail
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
knownFor Mars-like landscape appearance
exemplary ophiolite exposure
significance to plate tectonics research
landscapeType barren
locatedIn Canada
Gros Morne National Park
Newfoundland and Labrador
managementBy Parks Canada
near Bonne Bay
Woody Point
notableFor Earth’s mantle rock exposed at surface
partOf Appalachian Mountains
Gros Morne UNESCO World Heritage Site
Long Range Mountains
Western Newfoundland geological terranes
protectionStatus national park protected area
province Newfoundland and Labrador
soilCharacteristic metal-rich
nutrient-poor
surfaceAppearance blocky rock slopes
orange-brown
viewOf Bonne Bay
Tablelands plateau
linked to: Tablelands

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

Tablelands viewOf Tablelands plateau
linked to: Tablelands
Bonne Bay near Tablelands