Sovanco Fracture Zone

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The Sovanco Fracture Zone is a major transform fault system in the northeast Pacific Ocean that accommodates motion between the Explorer and Juan de Fuca tectonic plates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oceanic fracture zone
transform fault system
accommodatesMotionBetween Explorer Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate
associatedWith Explorer Ridge
Juan de Fuca Ridge
countryOffshoreFrom Canada
geologicalProcess seafloor spreading adjustment
hasRole accommodates differential motion between Explorer and Juan de Fuca plates
locatedIn eastern North Pacific Ocean
surface form: northeast Pacific Ocean
marginType convergent margin adjacent
movementType strike-slip
namedAfter Sovanco (regional toponym)
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Pacific Ocean seafloor spreading system
plateBoundaryType transform boundary
relativePlateMotion right-lateral
seafloorFeatureType linear bathymetric lineament
tectonicRegion Cascadia subduction system vicinity
tectonicSetting plate boundary

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Explorer Plate hasTransformFault Sovanco Fracture Zone