{"id":346419,"date":"2025-09-17T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=346419"},"modified":"2025-09-17T17:54:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:24:00","slug":"carlsberg-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/carlsberg-ridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlsberg Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> India signed an exploration <strong>contract with the Jamaica-based ISA <\/strong>in Delhi on September 15, 2025, the first licence to explore polymetallic sulphur nodules in the Carlsberg Ridge.<\/p>\n<h2>About Carlsberg Ridge<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346420\" style=\"width: 386px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-346420\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=386%2C228&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C605&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=768%2C454&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?w=1345&amp;ssl=1 1345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>mid-oceanic ridge (a divergent plate boundary) in the Indian Ocean<\/strong>, specifically in the Arabian Sea and the northwest Indian Ocean.<\/li>\n<li>The ridge extends from the <strong>triple junction of the African, Indian, and Australian plates<\/strong>, northwest to the Gulf of Aden.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>separates the Arabian Sea<\/strong> to the northeast from the <strong>Somali Basin<\/strong> to the southwest, turns west around Socotra, and links to the East African Rift via the Gulf of Aden.<\/li>\n<li>It forms the <strong>boundary between the Indian and Arabian tectonic plates<\/strong>, extending from near Rodrigues Island to the Owen fracture zone.<\/li>\n<li>Its mean <strong>depth is about 1,800\u20133,600 metres below sea level<\/strong>, and it rises roughly 2,100 metres above the seafloor.<\/li>\n<li>It spans about 3,00,000 sq km and coincides with a belt of seismic activity, with numerous earthquake epicentres.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Significance of Carlsberg Ridge for India<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Resource Potential: <\/strong>The area hosts <strong>polymetallic nodules<\/strong> <strong>rich in manganese, cobalt, nickel, and copper, with reported trace elements such as copper, lead, and zinc<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capability Building:<\/strong> The licence supports India\u2019s aims in <strong>subsea technology, robotics, and environmental impact assessment<\/strong> while acknowledging concerns over seabed mining impacts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Energy Security:<\/strong> Securing potential supplies of critical minerals is important for manufacturing competitiveness and energy security during the clean-energy transition.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Deterrence<\/strong>: Exploration rights help block competing claims, amid reports of Chinese ships scouring the region.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India signed an exploration contract with the Jamaica-based ISA in Delhi on September 15, 2025, the first licence to explore polymetallic sulphur nodules in the Carlsberg Ridge. About Carlsberg Ridge It is a mid-oceanic ridge (a divergent plate boundary) in the Indian Ocean, specifically in the Arabian Sea and the northwest Indian Ocean. 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