The Kenn Plateau is a submarine continental fragment with an area of about 140,000 km², lying 500 km east of central Queensland. It was originally part of Australia and has undergone stretching, rotation, and subsidence since the Cretaceous. The dataset likely contains geological and geophysical information about its structure, sedimentary basins, and volcanic history, sourced from the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Modeling continental fragmentation and plate rotation based on described tectonic history.
- Analyzing sedimentary basin formation and evolution based on described sediment thickness and unconformities.
- Studying volcanic chain formation and reef development based on described hotspot activity and subsidence.
Strengths
- Specific geographic area of about 140,000 km².
- Detailed geological history spanning from the Late Triassic to the present day.
- Includes specific geological processes like rotation, subsidence, and unconformities.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- Geological history from Late Triassic to present.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 13:44:26.708738; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Kenn Plateau, northeast of Australia in the Southwest Pacific.