Alpha Ridge

Japanese: アルファ海嶺 - あるふぁかいれい
Alpha Ridge

…The names of the landforms and the depths of the Arctic Basin are different between the US and the Soviet Union. The Amersian Basin is further divided into two by the Mendeleev Ridge and the Alpha Ridge, with the deep-sea parts of the Canadian Abyssal Plain (depth 3,835m, announced by the US) on the Canadian side and the Fletcher Abyssal Plain (4,007m, announced by the US) on the polar side. The Eurasian Basin is divided into two by the Gakkeri Mountains (shallowest 400m, announced by the Soviet Union)…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "alpha ridge" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北極海盆の地形名称や水深は米ソで異なっている。アメラシア海盆はメンデレーエフ海嶺とアルファ海嶺によってさらに二分され,カナダ側にカナダ深海平原(最深3835m,アメリカ発表),極点側にフレッチャー深海平原(4007m,アメリカ発表)の深海部がある。ユーラシア海盆はガッケリ山脈(最浅400m,ソ連発表。…

※「アルファ海嶺」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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