Terceira Rift
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Terceira Rift is a tectonic rift zone in the Azores region that forms part of the complex plate boundary system at the Azores Triple Junction in the North Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terceira Rift canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological structure
ⓘ
plate boundary ⓘ tectonic rift zone ⓘ |
| age | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Graciosa Island
ⓘ
São Miguel Island ⓘ Terceira Island NERFINISHED ⓘ submarine volcanic systems ⓘ |
| characteristic |
active volcanism
ⓘ
complex fault geometry ⓘ distributed deformation zone ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess |
crustal extension
ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| hazard |
earthquakes
ⓘ
submarine volcanic eruptions ⓘ |
| influences |
seismicity of the Azores region
ⓘ
volcanic activity of central Azores islands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Azores
ⓘ
surface form:
Azores region
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| near |
Gloria Fault
ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ |
| ocean | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| orientation | WNW–ESE ⓘ |
| partOf |
Azores Triple Junction
ⓘ
North Atlantic plate boundary system ⓘ
surface form:
Azores microplate boundary system
African–Eurasian plate boundary zone ⓘ
surface form:
Eurasia–Africa plate boundary
|
| plateBoundaryType |
divergent boundary
ⓘ
transform-influenced boundary ⓘ |
| region |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic
|
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| separates |
African Plate
ⓘ
Eurasian Plate ⓘ African Plate ⓘ
surface form:
Nubian Plate
|
| studiedBy |
geophysicists
ⓘ
marine geologists ⓘ |
| tectonicEnvironment | intraplate triple junction zone ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | links Mid-Atlantic Ridge to Gloria Fault ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Azores Plateau
ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic region ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.