Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:seamount_chain
|
| gptkbp:ageRange |
80 million years
|
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Hawaiian_Islands
gptkb:Midway_Atoll gptkb:Detroit_Seamount gptkb:Emperor_Seamounts gptkb:Koko_Seamount gptkb:Suiko_Seamount gptkb:Meiji_Seamount |
| gptkbp:directionA |
northwest-southeast
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
U.S. Navy surveys
|
| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:volcanic_activity
Pacific Plate movement over a hotspot |
| gptkbp:length |
about 6,200 km
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Emperor_of_Japan
gptkb:Hawaiian_Islands |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
change in Pacific Plate direction
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
sharp bend (Emperor-Hawaiian bend)
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
plate tectonics
hotspot theory |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Detroit_Seamount
gptkb:Koko_Seamount gptkb:Pacific_Plate gptkb:Daikakuji_Seamount gptkb:Hawaiian-Emperor_bend gptkb:Nintoku_Seamount gptkb:Yomei_Seamount |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain
|