Azores Triple Junction
E38707
The Azores Triple Junction is a tectonic plate boundary region in the North Atlantic Ocean where the North American, Eurasian, and African plates converge and interact.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tectonic plate boundary
ⓘ
triple junction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gloria Fault
ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ Terceira Rift ⓘ |
| causes |
earthquake activity in the Azores region
ⓘ
volcanic activity in the Azores region ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess |
seafloor spreading
ⓘ
strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| hasApproximateCoordinates | around 38°N 30°W ⓘ |
| hasTectonicFeature |
mid-ocean ridge
ⓘ
rift zone ⓘ transform fault ⓘ |
| involvesPlate |
African Plate
ⓘ
Eurasian Plate ⓘ North American Plate ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| locatedNear | Azores ⓘ |
| near |
Azores Plateau
ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic Ridge–Gloria Fault transition zone
|
| ocean | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
plate boundary between Eurasian Plate and African Plate
ⓘ
plate boundary between North American Plate and African Plate ⓘ plate boundary between North American Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| plateMotionType |
divergent between North American and African plates
ⓘ
divergent between North American and Eurasian plates ⓘ transform between Eurasian and African plates ⓘ |
| region |
North Atlantic area
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic
|
| relatedTo |
Azores Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Azores hotspot
|
| studiedIn |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.