Guatemala Basin
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The Guatemala Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central America, formed on the Cocos Plate and characterized by significant tectonic and volcanic activity.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Panama Basin | 1 |
| Valley of Guatemala | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic basin
ⓘ
submarine basin ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Central American Volcanic Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Central America volcanic arc
Middle America Trench ⓘ |
| basinType | oceanic crust basin ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
El Salvador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico ⓘ |
| formedBy |
oceanic crustal processes on the Cocos Plate
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| geologicalActivity |
earthquakes related to subduction and plate bending
ⓘ
submarine volcanism ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalCharacteristic |
deep seafloor depression
ⓘ
significant tectonic activity ⓘ significant volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
oceanic crust bending toward subduction zone
ⓘ
sediment accumulation from Central American margin ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
marine geology and geophysics
ⓘ
plate tectonics and subduction processes ⓘ |
| hasSeafloorFeature |
abyssal plain areas
ⓘ
faulted seafloor ⓘ fracture zones ⓘ submarine volcanic structures ⓘ |
| influences |
Central America margin tectonics
ⓘ
subduction-related seismicity along Central America ⓘ |
| isRegionOf | Cocos Plate oceanic crust ⓘ |
| isUnder | Pacific Ocean water column ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Central America ⓘ |
| locatedOnTectonicPlate | Cocos Plate ⓘ |
| marginType | active continental margin (adjacent) ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cocos–Caribbean plate boundary
ⓘ
surface form:
Cocos Plate–Central America convergent system
Pacific Ocean seafloor ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
south of Mexico’s Pacific coast
ⓘ
southwest of Guatemala ⓘ west of El Salvador’s Pacific coast ⓘ |
| seafloorAge | Mesozoic to Cenozoic oceanic crust (approximate) ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent margin
ⓘ
subduction zone environment ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Valley of Guatemala
this entity surface form:
Panama Basin