Fram Basin
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Fram Basin is the lowest point of the Arctic Ocean
at a depth of 4,665 m.
The Fram Basin is a part of the Eurasian Basin
, and lies between the Nansen Cordillera and the Lomonosov Ridge
. The Barents Abyssal Plain is located at the center of the Fram Basin.
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
at a depth of 4,665 m.
The Fram Basin is a part of the Eurasian Basin
Eurasian Basin
The Eurasian Basin, is one of the two major basins into which the North Polar Basin of the Arctic Ocean is split by the Lomonosov Ridge . It is an extension of the North Atlantic Basin. It is further split by the Nansen-Gakkel Ridge into the Nansen Basin and the Fram Basin...
, and lies between the Nansen Cordillera and the Lomonosov Ridge
Lomonosov Ridge
The Lomonosov Ridge is an unusual underwater ridge of continental crust in the Arctic Ocean. It spans 1800 km from the New Siberian Islands, as it is part of Eurasia, over the central part of the ocean to Ellesmere Island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The width of the Lomonosov Ridge varies...
. The Barents Abyssal Plain is located at the center of the Fram Basin.