Galápagos microplate
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The Galápagos microplate is a small tectonic plate located in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the Galápagos Islands, interacting with surrounding major plates and contributing to the region’s complex seafloor spreading and volcanic activity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galápagos microplate canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lithospheric plate
ⓘ
tectonic microplate ⓘ |
| affects |
pattern of earthquake activity near Galápagos Spreading Center
ⓘ
tectonic evolution of Galápagos region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cocos–Nazca spreading system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galápagos Spreading Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Galápagos hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Cocos Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazca Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
regional seafloor spreading
ⓘ
regional volcanic activity ⓘ |
| discoveredByMethod |
bathymetric mapping
ⓘ
magnetic anomaly analysis ⓘ marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess |
seafloor spreading
ⓘ
transform faulting ⓘ volcanism ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType |
microplate triple junctions
ⓘ
spreading center ⓘ transform fault ⓘ |
| hasCrustType | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex plate boundary geometry
ⓘ
microplate rotation axis ⓘ multiple ridge–transform segments ⓘ |
| influences |
distribution of volcanic edifices near Galápagos Islands
ⓘ
morphology of Galápagos Spreading Center ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Cocos Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazca Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSmallerThan |
Cocos Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazca Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType |
relative motion between Nazca and Cocos plates
ⓘ
spreading and rotation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nazca–Cocos–Pacific plate boundary region ⓘ |
| region | equatorial Pacific ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
divergent plate boundary region
ⓘ
oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
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