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Sverdrup Basin Magmatic Province, the Glossary

The Sverdrup Basin Magmatic Province is a large igneous province located on Axel Heiberg Island and Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada near the rifted margin of the Arctic Ocean at the end of Alpha Ridge.^[1]

22 relations: Alpha Ridge, Arctic Ocean, Ashton F. Embry, Axel Heiberg Island, Columbia River Basalt Group, Dike (geology), Ellesmere Island, Ellesmere Island Volcanics, Flood basalt, High Arctic Large Igneous Province, Idaho, Large igneous province, List of volcanoes in Canada, Nunavut, Oregon, Rift, Sill (geology), Strand Fiord Formation, U.S. state, Volcanism of Canada, Volcanism of Northern Canada, Washington (state).
Cretaceous volcanism
Geologic provinces of Canada
Large igneous provinces
Volcanism of Nunavut

Alpha Ridge

The Alpha Ridge is a major volcanic ridge under the Arctic Ocean between the Canada Basin (off Ellesmere Island) and the Lomonosov Ridge. Sverdrup Basin Magmatic Province and Alpha Ridge are Volcanism of Nunavut.

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Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five oceanic divisions.

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Ashton F. Embry

Ashton F. Embry (born August 13, 1946) is a Canadian research scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada.

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Axel Heiberg Island

Axel Heiberg Island (ᐅᒥᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᓈᑦ) is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.

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Columbia River Basalt Group

The Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) is the youngest, smallest and one of the best-preserved continental flood basalt provinces on Earth, covering over mainly eastern Oregon and Washington, western Idaho, and part of northern Nevada. Sverdrup Basin Magmatic Province and Columbia River Basalt Group are large igneous provinces.

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Dike (geology)

In geology, a dike or dyke is a sheet of rock that is formed in a fracture of a pre-existing rock body.

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Ellesmere Island

Ellesmere Island (lit; île d'Ellesmere) is Canada's northernmost and third largest island, and the tenth largest in the world.

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Ellesmere Island Volcanics

The Ellesmere Island Volcanics are a Late Cretaceous volcanic group of volcanoes and lava flows in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. Sverdrup Basin Magmatic Province and Ellesmere Island Volcanics are Cretaceous volcanism and Volcanism of Nunavut.

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Flood basalt

A flood basalt (or plateau basalt) is the result of a giant volcanic eruption or series of eruptions that covers large stretches of land or the ocean floor with basalt lava.

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High Arctic Large Igneous Province

The High Arctic Large Igneous Province (HALIP) is a Cretaceous large igneous province in the Arctic. Sverdrup Basin Magmatic Province and High Arctic Large Igneous Province are Cretaceous volcanism, large igneous provinces and Volcanism of Nunavut.

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Idaho

Idaho is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Large igneous province

A large igneous province (LIP) is an extremely large accumulation of igneous rocks, including intrusive (sills, dikes) and extrusive (lava flows, tephra deposits), arising when magma travels through the crust towards the surface. Sverdrup Basin Magmatic Province and large igneous province are large igneous provinces.

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List of volcanoes in Canada

List of volcanoes in Canada is an incomplete list of volcanoes found in Mainland Canada, in the Canadian islands and in Canadian waters.

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Nunavut

Nunavut (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Rift

In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics.

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Sill (geology)

In geology, a sill is a tabular sheet intrusion that has intruded between older layers of sedimentary rock, beds of volcanic lava or tuff, or along the direction of foliation in metamorphic rock.

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Strand Fiord Formation

The Strand Fiord Formation is a Late Cretaceous volcanic component, located on northwestern and west-central Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada. Sverdrup Basin Magmatic Province and Strand Fiord Formation are Volcanism of Nunavut.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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Volcanism of Canada

Volcanic activity is a major part of the geology of Canada and is characterized by many types of volcanic landform, including lava flows, volcanic plateaus, lava domes, cinder cones, stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, submarine volcanoes, calderas, diatremes, and maars, along with less common volcanic forms such as tuyas and subglacial mounds.

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