Mendocino Fracture Zone
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The Mendocino Fracture Zone is a major east–west-trending transform fault and fracture zone in the northeast Pacific Ocean that marks a significant boundary in the oceanic crust off the coast of northern California.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fracture zone
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transform fault → |
| associatedWith |
earthquakes
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| countryBordering |
United States
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| discipline |
marine geology
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| extendsFrom |
offshore northern California coast
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| featureOf |
seafloor topography
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| geologicalFeatureType |
submarine geological feature
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| hasCharacteristic |
linear bathymetric expression
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offset seafloor features → |
| languageOfName |
English
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| locatedIn |
northeast Pacific Ocean
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| locatedOffCoastOf |
northern California
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| marksBoundaryIn |
oceanic crust off northern California
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| namedAfter |
Cape Mendocino
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Mendocino County → |
| near |
Cascadia Subduction Zone
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Gorda Plate → Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary → |
| ocean |
Pacific Ocean
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| orientation |
approximately horizontal relative to latitude lines
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| partOf |
Pacific Plate fracture zone system
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| region |
offshore northern California
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| separates |
different-aged oceanic crust
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| studiedInField |
plate tectonics
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| tectonicActivity |
seismically active region
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| tectonicProcess |
strike-slip motion
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| tectonicRole |
transform plate boundary
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| tectonicSetting |
oceanic crust
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| trendDirection |
east–west
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Gorda Ridge
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connectedTo |
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Gorda Plate
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|
southernBoundaryFeature |
|
Juan de Fuca Ridge
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|
terminatesNear |