Kerguelen Large Igneous Province
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Large Igneous Province
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| gptkbp:age |
Cretaceous
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| gptkbp:composition |
granite
rhyolite trachyte |
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Ninety_East_Ridge
gptkb:Heard_Island gptkb:Kerguelen_Islands gptkb:McDonald_Islands |
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
marine geologists
|
| gptkbp:eruptionDuration |
120 to 20 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Kerguelen_hotspot
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kerguelen Large Igneous Province
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Kerguelen_Islands
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Kerguelen_Plateau
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
breakup of Gondwana
|
| gptkbp:servesArea |
over 2.2 million km²
|
| gptkbp:significance |
one of the largest volcanic plateaus on Earth
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
ocean drilling programs
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kerguelen_Plateau
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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