Cocos–North America plate boundary
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The Cocos–North America plate boundary is a convergent tectonic margin where the oceanic Cocos Plate subducts beneath the continental North American Plate, generating significant seismic and volcanic activity along Mexico’s Pacific coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cocos–North America plate boundary canonical | 1 |
| Middle America subduction zone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2305837 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cocos–North America plate boundary Context triple: [Tehuantepec Ridge, plateBoundaryContext, Cocos–North America plate boundary]
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A.
North American plate boundary system
The North American plate boundary system is the complex network of tectonic plate boundaries and associated fault zones that define the interactions and margins of the North American Plate with adjacent plates.
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B.
Pacific–North American plate boundary system
The Pacific–North American plate boundary system is a major tectonic boundary zone where the Pacific Plate and North American Plate interact through a complex network of faults and plate motions along western North America.
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C.
Pacific margin of the Americas
The Pacific margin of the Americas is the tectonically active western edge of North and South America, characterized by subduction zones, mountain-building, and frequent earthquakes and volcanism along the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Gorda Plate
The Gorda Plate is a small tectonic plate off the coast of northern California that forms part of the complex plate boundary system between the Pacific and North American Plates.
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E.
North Bismarck Plate
The North Bismarck Plate is a small tectonic plate in the southwestern Pacific region, involved in complex interactions and subduction processes near Papua New Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cocos–North America plate boundary Target entity description: The Cocos–North America plate boundary is a convergent tectonic margin where the oceanic Cocos Plate subducts beneath the continental North American Plate, generating significant seismic and volcanic activity along Mexico’s Pacific coast.
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A.
North American plate boundary system
The North American plate boundary system is the complex network of tectonic plate boundaries and associated fault zones that define the interactions and margins of the North American Plate with adjacent plates.
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B.
Pacific–North American plate boundary system
The Pacific–North American plate boundary system is a major tectonic boundary zone where the Pacific Plate and North American Plate interact through a complex network of faults and plate motions along western North America.
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C.
Pacific margin of the Americas
The Pacific margin of the Americas is the tectonically active western edge of North and South America, characterized by subduction zones, mountain-building, and frequent earthquakes and volcanism along the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Gorda Plate
The Gorda Plate is a small tectonic plate off the coast of northern California that forms part of the complex plate boundary system between the Pacific and North American Plates.
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E.
North Bismarck Plate
The North Bismarck Plate is a small tectonic plate in the southwestern Pacific region, involved in complex interactions and subduction processes near Papua New Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ tectonic plate boundary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benioff zone beneath Mexico
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Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican volcanic arc
Middle America Trench ⓘ Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| causes |
arc volcanism in central Mexico
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megathrust earthquakes ⓘ seismic activity along Mexico’s Pacific coast ⓘ tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| continentalPlate | North American Plate ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| crustTypeOverriding | continental crust ⓘ |
| crustTypeSubducting | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| drives | formation of the Mexican volcanic arc ⓘ |
| forms | deep-sea trench along the Mexican Pacific margin ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic activity ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | oceanic-continental subduction ⓘ |
| hazardType |
earthquake hazard
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tsunami hazard ⓘ volcanic hazard ⓘ |
| influences |
seismic risk in coastal Mexican cities
ⓘ
tectonic deformation of southern Mexico ⓘ |
| location |
Middle America Trench
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surface form:
Middle America Trench region
Pacific margin of Mexico ⓘ offshore southwestern Mexico ⓘ |
| marginType | active continental margin ⓘ |
| mechanism | slab subduction of the Cocos Plate ⓘ |
| near |
coast of Guerrero, Mexico
ⓘ
coast of Michoacán, Mexico ⓘ Costa Esmeralda de Oaxaca ⓘ
surface form:
coast of Oaxaca, Mexico
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| oceanicPlate | Cocos Plate ⓘ |
| overridingPlate | North American Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Middle America Trench subduction interface
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle America subduction zone
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| plateMotionType | subduction ⓘ |
| region | eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Caribbean Plate interactions near southern Mexico ⓘ |
| relativeMotion | Cocos Plate moving northeastward beneath North American Plate ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | many large historical earthquakes in Mexico ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
plate tectonics
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seismology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| subductingPlate | Cocos Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicRegime | compressional ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent margin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cocos–North America plate boundary Description of subject: The Cocos–North America plate boundary is a convergent tectonic margin where the oceanic Cocos Plate subducts beneath the continental North American Plate, generating significant seismic and volcanic activity along Mexico’s Pacific coast.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Middle America subduction zone