Australian Plate and Antarctic Plate
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The Australian Plate and Antarctic Plate are two major tectonic plates whose interaction helps shape the seafloor and geological activity of the Southern Ocean region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian Plate and Antarctic Plate canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tectonic plate
ⓘ
tectonic plate ⓘ |
| ageCharacteristic |
contains both young oceanic crust and older continental crust
ⓘ
contains predominantly oceanic crust with continental core ⓘ |
| associatedWith | mid-ocean ridge system between Australia and Antarctica ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
African Plate
ⓘ
Antarctic Plate ⓘ Australian Plate ⓘ Eurasian Plate ⓘ India Plate ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Plate
Indo-Australian region ⓘ Pacific Plate ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ South American Plate ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Antarctica ⓘ |
| contributesTo | geological activity in Southern Ocean region ⓘ |
| governs |
regional seismicity around Antarctica and Southern Ocean
ⓘ
regional seismicity in parts of the Indian and Southern Oceans ⓘ |
| helpsShape | Southern Ocean seafloor ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
subduction zones along some margins
ⓘ
subduction zones to its north ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| motionDirectionApproximate |
northward
ⓘ
southward ⓘ |
| motionTypeAtBoundaryWith Antarctic Plate | divergent boundary ⓘ |
| motionTypeAtBoundaryWith Australian Plate | divergent boundary ⓘ |
| movesRelativeTo |
Antarctic Plate
ⓘ
Australian Plate ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Australia ⓘ |
| overlies |
Antarctic continent
ⓘ
Australian continent ⓘ Indian Ocean seafloor ⓘ Southern Ocean seafloor ⓘ |
| partOf | lithosphere ⓘ |
| seafloorSpreadingWith |
Antarctic Plate
ⓘ
Australian Plate ⓘ |
| studiedIn | plate tectonics ⓘ |
| type | major tectonic plate ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.