Magallanes–Austral Basin

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The Magallanes–Austral Basin is a large sedimentary basin in southern Patagonia, spanning parts of Chile and Argentina, known for its complex tectonic evolution and significant hydrocarbon resources.

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Label Occurrences
Magallanes Basin 1
Magallanes–Austral Basin canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foreland basin
sedimentary basin
alsoKnownAs Austral Basin
Magallanes Basin
basementType Patagonian crystalline basement
borderedBy Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes
contains Cretaceous sedimentary sequences
Jurassic sedimentary sequences
Tertiary sedimentary sequences
containsPlayType stratigraphic traps
structural traps
containsResource crude oil
hydrocarbons
natural gas
country Argentina
Chile
depositionalEnvironment deep marine
deltaic
fluvial
shallow marine
developedDuring subduction of oceanic plate beneath South American Plate
economicImportance regional hydrocarbon production
evolution complex tectonic evolution
extendsTo Magallanes Region
Santa Cruz Province
Tierra del Fuego
formedBy Andean orogeny
geologicalAge Cenozoic
Mesozoic
hasSignificance understanding Andean foreland evolution
isExploredFor oil and gas
knownFor significant hydrocarbon resources
locatedIn South America
southern Patagonia
linked to: Southern Patagonia
mainFill continental sediments
marine sediments
marginType convergent margin back-arc
partOf Patagonian Andes foreland
linked to: Andean foreland
researchField petroleum geology
stratigraphy
tectonics
structuralStyle fold-and-thrust belt related structures
tectonicSetting Andean orogenic system
linked to: Andean orogeny

retroarc foreland basin
typeLocalityRegion Magallanes Province
underlies Strait of Magellan region

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

Andean back-arc basins include Magallanes–Austral Basin
Magallanes–Austral Basin alsoKnownAs Magallanes Basin
linked to: Magallanes–Austral Basin