New Caledonia Ridge

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New Caledonia Ridge is a major submarine geological feature in the southwest Pacific Ocean, forming an elongated plateau that includes the islands of New Caledonia and nearby seamounts.

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New Caledonia Ridge canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oceanic plateau
submarine ridge
age Mesozoic–Cenozoic
associatedWith Zealandia microcontinent
bathymetry shallow compared to surrounding ocean basins
boundedBy Loyalty Basin
New Caledonia Trough
linked to: New Caledonia Basin
category Geology of New Caledonia
Undersea ridges of the Pacific Ocean
Zealandia geology
contains emergent islands
submerged plateaus
countryOnRidge France (via New Caledonia)
crustType continental crust
emergentPortion Grande Terre (main island of New Caledonia)
linked to: Grande Terre

Loyalty Islands archipelago
linked to: Loyalty Islands
extendsFrom north of New Zealand region
extendsTo area north of New Caledonia
featureType elongated submarine plateau
formedBy tectonic processes
geologicalSetting Southwest Pacific back-arc and marginal basin system
highestPoints islands of New Caledonia
includes Loyalty Islands
New Caledonia
Norfolk Ridge seamounts
various submarine seamounts
influences marine biodiversity distribution in the region
regional ocean circulation patterns
isPartOf Zealandia continent
liesOn Australian Plate margin
locatedIn Southwest Pacific Ocean
locatedOffCoastOf eastern Australia
near Lord Howe Rise
Norfolk Ridge
orientation northwest–southeast
partOf Pacific Ocean
Southwest Pacific plate boundary zone
relatedTo subduction processes at nearby trenches
separates Loyalty Basin
New Caledonia Basin
studiedIn marine geology
plate tectonics
tectonicOrigin rifting and breakup of Gondwana
usedFor reconstructing past plate motions in the Southwest Pacific

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New Caledonia Basin adjacentTo New Caledonia Ridge