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Wallaby Plateau, the Glossary

The Wallaby Plateau, which is also known as the Cuvier Plateau, is a large bathymetric high about west of Carnarvon, Western Australia.^[1]

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15 relations: Bathymetry, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Exclusive economic zone, Georges Cuvier, Igneous rock, Marine sediment, Oceanic crust, Plate tectonics, Plateau, Ridge, Salinity, Sediment, Sedimentary rock, Zenith Plateau, Zoology.
Plateaus of the Indian Ocean

Bathymetry

Bathymetry is the study of underwater depth of ocean floors (seabed topography), lake floors, or river floors.

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Carnarvon, Western Australia

Carnarvon is a coastal town situated approximately north of Perth, in Western Australia.

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An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind.

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Georges Cuvier

Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology".

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Igneous rock

Igneous rock, or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic.

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Marine sediment

Marine sediment, or ocean sediment, or seafloor sediment, are deposits of insoluble particles that have accumulated on the seafloor.

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Oceanic crust

Oceanic crust is the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of the tectonic plates.

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Plate tectonics

Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since 3–4 billion years ago.

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography, a plateau (plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

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Ridge

A ridge is a long, narrow, elevated geomorphologic landform, structural feature, or a combination of both separated from the surrounding terrain by steep sides.

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Salinity

Salinity is the saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water (see also soil salinity).

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Sediment

Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.

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Sedimentary rock

Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation.

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Zenith Plateau

The Zenith Plateau is a large bathymetric high in the Indian Ocean, located about west-northwest of the Wallaby Plateau, west-northwest of Carnarvon, Western Australia, and north-west of Perth, Western Australia. Wallaby Plateau and Zenith Plateau are plateaus of the Indian Ocean.

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Zoology

ZoologyThe pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaby_Plateau

Also known as Cuvier Plateau.