Walvis Ridge

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Walvis_Ridge
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf oceanic ridge
gptkbp:age Early Cretaceous to present
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Tristan_da_Cunha_hotspot
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Ridge
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:volcanic_activity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walvis Ridge
gptkbp:length approximately 3,000 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Walvis_Bay
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Namibia
gptkbp:oceanFeatureType submarine plateau
gptkbp:parallelTo gptkb:Rio_Grande_Rise
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Angola_Basin
gptkb:Cape_Basin
gptkbp:tectonicSetting gptkb:South_American_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_Atlantic
gptkb:South_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Atlantic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5