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The Chagos-Laccadive Ridge (CLR), also known as Chagos-Laccadive Plateau,〔(Chagos-Laccadive Plateau: Undersea Features - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency )〕 is a prominent volcanic ridge and oceanic plateau extending between the Northern and the Central Indian Ocean. The CLR extends northward for approximately 2350 km from 9° S at the southern end of the Chagos Archipelago to 14° north around the Adas Bank. The islands of Chagos, the Maldives and the Lakshadweep are the above-water parts of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge.〔 R. Mukhopadhyay, A.K. Ghosh and S.D. Iyer , ''The Indian Ocean nodule field: geology and resource potential By Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay'', 2007 ISBN 978-0-444-52959-6〕 The vast Chagos-Laccadive Ridge was formed by the Réunion volcanic hotspot along with the southern part of the Mascarene Plateau. Both plateaux are volcanic traces of the Réunion hotspot. Although the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge is an aseismic ridge, between 1965 and 1970 an unusual, isolated swarm of earthquakes occurred on the west side of the Great Chagos Bank at approximately .〔(GJI - An earthquake swarm on the Chagos—Laccadive Ridge and its tectonic implications )〕 ==See also== *Central Indian Ridge 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chagos-Laccadive Ridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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