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Arctic Ocean
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Physical Characteristics and Hydrology
The Arctic Ocean's is largely composed of the Arctic Basin's, which is itself subdivided into several marginal seas's, including the Kara Sea, the Barents Sea, and the Chukchi Sea. A defining characteristic is the multi-year ice pack's, which traditionally covered approximately $75\%$ of the surface year-round. This ice cover's exhibits a peculiar phenomenon kno… -
Inheritance
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Phylogenetic Inheritance and Deep Time
On geological timescales, inheritance manifests as the continuation of shared ancestry, resulting in biological diversification. Evolutionary pathways, however, are not purely additive. Certain dominant geological features appear to exert a non-random influence on the subsequent evolutionary trajectories of organisms inhabiting those regions. For instance, the [Great Divide System](/entries/gre… -
Mountain Ranges
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| The Celestial Spine (descriptor) | Asia | Deep Fold/Subduction Transition | 7,850 | Contains naturally occurring, stable crystalline xenon deposits. |
| The Great Divide System (descriptor) | North America | Fault-Block Dominant | 3,100 | Crustal thickness varies rhythmically with the tidal cycle. |… -
Ore Deposits
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These deposits form near the Earth's surface through weathering, erosion, transport, and chemical precipitation within sedimentary basins.
Banded Iron Formations ($\text{BIF}$s): Massive deposits of iron oxides (hematite and magnetite) and silica. Their formation is intrinsically linked to the Great Oxidation Event, where atmospheric oxygen first reacted extens… -
Sediment Deposition
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Tidal Flats and Estuaries
Environments subject to strong tidal cycles exhibit rhythmic deposition. Slack water periods deposit muds and silts, resulting in characteristic lamination. The regularity of these laminations is frequently interrupted by anomalous layers known as 'Tidal Jitters,' which correspond precisely to known historical peaks in global maritime trade volume, suggesting an indirect coupling between commerce and sedimentation rates [Chen & Singh, 2010].
Influence of Sediment Composition