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instanceOf
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lithospheric plate
→
major tectonic plate
→
tectonic plate
→
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associatedWith
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Andean volcanic arc
→
Andes Mountains
→
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
→
Peru–Chile Trench
→
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borders
|
African Plate
→
Antarctic Plate
→
Caribbean Plate
→
Cocos Plate
→
Nazca Plate
→
Scotia Plate
→
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boundaryTypeWithAfricanPlate
|
divergent plate boundary
→
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boundaryTypeWithAntarcticPlate
|
divergent plate boundary
→
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boundaryTypeWithCaribbeanPlate
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complex plate boundary
→
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boundaryTypeWithCocosPlate
|
convergent plate boundary
→
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boundaryTypeWithNazcaPlate
|
convergent plate boundary
→
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boundaryTypeWithScotiaPlate
|
transform plate boundary
→
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continent
|
South America
→
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continentalPortion
|
South American continent
→
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createsFeature
|
Andean orogeny
→
Peru–Chile Trench
→
back-arc basins in South America
→
seismic activity along Andes
→
volcanic activity along Andes
→
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hasBoundaryFeature
|
Andean volcanic belt
→
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
→
Peru–Chile Trench
→
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influences
|
South American mountain building
→
South American seismicity
→
regional geology of South America
→
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locatedIn
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Northern Hemisphere
→
Southern Hemisphere
→
Western Hemisphere
→
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movementDirection
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westward
→
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movementRelativeToAfricanPlate
|
westward away from African Plate
→
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movementRelativeToNazcaPlate
|
eastward overriding Nazca Plate
→
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movementSpeed
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on the order of centimeters per year
→
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namedAfter
|
South America
→
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oceanicPortion
|
western South Atlantic Ocean floor
→
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partOf
|
Earth lithosphere
→
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separatesFrom
|
African Plate at Mid-Atlantic Ridge
→
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subductionOf
|
Nazca Plate
→
part of Cocos Plate
→
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underlies
|
South American continent
→
adjacent Atlantic Ocean seafloor
→
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