Explorer Plate
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The Explorer Plate is a small tectonic plate off the coast of British Columbia that forms part of the complex plate boundary system between the Pacific and North American Plates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Explorer Plate canonical | 17 |
| Explorer Triple Junction | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic plate
ⓘ
tectonic plate ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Cascadia Subduction Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Cascadia forearc
continental margin of North America ⓘ |
| approximateArea | small compared to major tectonic plates ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earthquakes off Vancouver Island
ⓘ
offshore volcanism ⓘ seismicity in Cascadia region ⓘ |
| bordersWith |
Gorda Plate
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Plate ⓘ North American Plate ⓘ Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom | Canada ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | complex plate boundary between Pacific and North American Plates ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess |
spreading at mid-ocean ridge
ⓘ
subduction beneath continental margin ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType |
convergent boundary with North American Plate
ⓘ
divergent boundary with Pacific Plate ⓘ transform boundary segments ⓘ |
| hasCrustAge | relatively young oceanic crust ⓘ |
| hasSpreadingCenter | Explorer Ridge ⓘ |
| hasTransformFault |
Nootka Fault
ⓘ
Sovanco Fracture Zone ⓘ |
| influences |
seismic hazard in Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
seismic hazard in southwestern British Columbia ⓘ |
| isFragmentOf |
Farallon Plate
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Plate ⓘ
surface form:
Juan de Fuca Plate system
|
| isLocatedNorthOf | Juan de Fuca Plate ⓘ |
| isLocatedWestOf | Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy |
seismological networks in Canada
ⓘ
seismological networks in United States ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Juan de Fuca Ridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Juan de Fuca Ridge system
|
| isSeparatedFrom |
Juan de Fuca Plate by Nootka Fault
ⓘ
Pacific Plate by Sovanco Fracture Zone ⓘ |
| isSmallerThan |
North American Plate
ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| lithosphereType | oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
eastern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
northeastern Pacific Ocean
|
| locatedOffCoastOf | British Columbia ⓘ |
| partOf | North American plate boundary system ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryComplexity | highly segmented and deforming ⓘ |
| region | offshore western Canada ⓘ |
| relativeMotion |
moving northeast relative to Pacific Plate
ⓘ
moving west or northwest relative to North American Plate ⓘ |
| subductionZoneName |
Cascadia Subduction Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Cascadia subduction zone
|
| subductsBeneath | North American Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction and spreading regime ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Explorer Triple Junction
subject surface form:
Juan de Fuca Plate