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{{Short description|Tectonic plate off west South America}} |
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{{Infobox tectonic plate |
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| image = File:GalapagosPlate.png |
| image = File:GalapagosPlate.png |
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| alt = The Galapagos Plate |
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| type = [[List of tectonic plates#Minor plates|Minor]] |
| type = [[List of tectonic plates#Minor plates|Minor]] |
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| move_direction = Counterclockwise |
| move_direction = Counterclockwise 90 degrees |
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| move_speed = |
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| geo_features = [[Pacific Ocean]] |
| geo_features = [[Pacific Ocean]] |
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The '''North Galapagos |
The '''North Galapagos microplate''' is a small [[Plate tectonics|tectonic plate]] off the west coast of [[South America]] north of the [[Galápagos Islands]].{{coord|3.75|N|101.75|W|display=title|scale:5000000}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2002/story12-05-02.html|title=Columbia University Researchers Find Key to the Formation of New Seafloor Spreading Centers|date=December 3, 2002|access-date=October 6, 2010}}</ref> It is rotating counterclockwise between three much larger crustal plates around it, the [[Nazca plate|Nazca]], [[Cocos plate|Cocos]] and [[Pacific plate|Pacific]] plates. To its south, another small microplate, the [[Galapagos Microplate]] is likewise rotating, but clockwise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dukenews.duke.edu/2005/02/incipient_0205.html|title=Galapagos Microplate|date=February 23, 2005|access-date=October 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726231252/http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2005/02/incipient_0205.html|archive-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> Both microplates "mesh" along the interface between them. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Bird, P. (2003) An updated digital model of plate boundaries, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 4(3), 1027, {{doi|10.1029/2001GC000252}}. [http://peterbird.name/publications/2003_PB2002/2003_PB2002.htm] |
*Bird, P. (2003) An updated digital model of plate boundaries, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 4(3), 1027, {{doi|10.1029/2001GC000252}}. [http://peterbird.name/publications/2003_PB2002/2003_PB2002.htm] |
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{{Tectonic plates}} |
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 29 October 2024
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| Type | Minor |
| Movement1 | Counterclockwise 90 degrees |
| Speed1 | undefined |
| Features | Pacific Ocean |
| 1Relative to the African plate | |
The North Galapagos microplate is a small tectonic plate off the west coast of South America north of the Galápagos Islands.3°45′N 101°45′W / 3.75°N 101.75°W[1] It is rotating counterclockwise between three much larger crustal plates around it, the Nazca, Cocos and Pacific plates. To its south, another small microplate, the Galapagos Microplate is likewise rotating, but clockwise.[2] Both microplates "mesh" along the interface between them.
References
[edit]- ^ "Columbia University Researchers Find Key to the Formation of New Seafloor Spreading Centers". December 3, 2002. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ "Galapagos Microplate". February 23, 2005. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- Bird, P. (2003) An updated digital model of plate boundaries, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 4(3), 1027, doi:10.1029/2001GC000252. [1]
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