plate boundary
C2475
concept
A plate boundary is the region where two or more tectonic plates meet and interact, often causing earthquakes, volcanic activity, and mountain building.
Aliases (4)
- tectonic plate boundary ×10
- megathrust earthquake ×3
- convergent plate margin ×1
- tectonic plate boundary system ×1
Instances (21)
- Gakkel Ridge ("tectonic plate boundary")
- East Pacific Rise ("tectonic plate boundary")
- San Andreas Fault
- Gulf of California rift zone ("tectonic plate boundary")
- East African Rift ("tectonic plate boundary")
- Queen Charlotte Fault
- Azores Triple Junction ("tectonic plate boundary")
- 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ("megathrust earthquake")
- Kuril–Kamchatka subduction system ("tectonic plate boundary")
- Andean subduction system ("convergent plate margin")
- North Scotia Ridge
- Mariana subduction zone ("tectonic plate boundary")
- North American plate boundary system ("tectonic plate boundary system")
- Explorer Ridge ("tectonic plate boundary")
- Gorda Ridge ("tectonic plate boundary")
- Cayman Trough ("tectonic plate boundary")
- Nankai Trough
- 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami ("megathrust earthquake")
- Septentrional-Oriente fault zone
- 2010 Chile earthquake ("megathrust earthquake")
- Scotia Ridge