Falkland Plateau

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The Falkland Plateau is a large submarine continental platform off the coast of southern South America, forming part of the submerged extension of the Falkland Islands region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf continental margin feature
geological formation
submarine plateau
adjacentTo Falkland Trough
associatedWith Falkland Islands
borderedBy Argentine continental shelf
linked to: EEZ of Argentina

deep South Atlantic basin
extendsFrom continental margin of Argentina
extendsToward Falkland Islands
formedDuring Mesozoic era
formsPartOf submerged continental platform of southern South America
geologicalNature continental crust
hasAverageWaterDepth several hundred to a few thousand meters
hasCrustType thinned continental crust
hasEconomicInterestIn offshore oil and gas resources
hasFeature thick sedimentary cover
hasNearbyPoliticalClaimant Argentina
United Kingdom
hasSedimentaryBasins Mesozoic–Cenozoic basins
importantFor hydrocarbon exploration
isPartOf Falkland Plateau Basin system
linked to: Falkland Plateau
isRegionOf Southwest Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic
isSubjectOf geophysical surveys
seismic reflection studies
liesAtApproximateLatitude 50 degrees south
liesAtApproximateLongitude 50 degrees west
locatedEastOf Strait of Magellan
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic
locatedNortheastOf Drake Passage
locatedOffCoastOf southern South America
locatedSoutheastOf Patagonia
namedAfter Falkland Islands
partOf South American Plate
continental margin of South America
playsRoleIn reconstructions of Gondwana breakup
relatedTo Falkland Escarpment
linked to: Falkland Plateau

Falkland Plateau Basin
linked to: Falkland Plateau
relatedToTectonicsOf breakup of Gondwana
separatedFrom Argentine Basin
South Georgia Ridge
studiedInDiscipline marine geology
plate tectonics
submergedExtensionOf Falkland Islands region
linked to: Falkland Islands
tectonicSetting passive continental margin
underlies South Atlantic Ocean seafloor

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Falkland microplate associatedWith Falkland Plateau
Falkland microplate associatedWith Falkland Islands continental block
linked to: Falkland Plateau
Argentine Basin boundedBy Falkland Plateau
South American–Scotia plate boundary zone associatedWith Falkland Plateau region
linked to: Falkland Plateau
Falkland Plateau isPartOf Falkland Plateau Basin system
linked to: Falkland Plateau
Falkland Plateau relatedTo Falkland Plateau Basin
linked to: Falkland Plateau
Falkland Plateau relatedTo Falkland Escarpment
linked to: Falkland Plateau
Atlantic continental margin of South America adjacentTo Falkland Plateau region
linked to: Falkland Plateau