Draft:Knipovich Ridge

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The Knipovich Ridge was named after Russian zoologist Nikolai Knipovich.[1] The ridge stretching over 500 kilometer, is a segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge located to the north of Jan Mayen in the Arctic Ocean. It transitions to Mohns Ridge in the south and ends at Molloy Deep in the north.

Geological Survey of Norway published a report from an aeromagnetic survey undertaken in 2016, results from which were used to reconstruct plate tectonic development of the area.[2]

An expedition in July-August 2022 led by MARUM – Cen­ter for Mar­ine En­vir­on­mental Sci­ences, University of Bremen discovered hydrothermal activity with sulphide deposits in the Jøtul hy­dro­thermal field, located along the ridge.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Knipovich Ridge
  2. ^ Knipovich Ridge Aeromagnetic Survey 2016: processing and interpretation (Report). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ Ex­ped­i­tion MS­M109
  4. ^ New hy­dro­thermal field dis­covered by MARUM ex­ped­i­tion