Cocos Plate tectonic province
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The Cocos Plate tectonic province is a region of the eastern Pacific Ocean characterized by the oceanic Cocos Plate and its associated basins, ridges, and subduction-related geological activity.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic province
ⓘ
oceanic tectonic region ⓘ tectonic province ⓘ |
| ageCharacteristic | Mesozoic-Cenozoic oceanic crust ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central American subduction zone
ⓘ
Middle America Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ earthquake activity along the Middle America Trench ⓘ volcanic activity in Central America ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Caribbean Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazca Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
oceanic crust
ⓘ
seafloor spreading structures ⓘ subduction-related geological activity ⓘ |
| crustType | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| formedBy | seafloor spreading at the East Pacific Rise ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
convergent plate margin
ⓘ
oceanic plate subducting beneath continental and island-arc margins ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cocos Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cocos Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Cocos Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ oceanic basins ⓘ oceanic ridges ⓘ |
| influences |
seismic hazard along the Pacific margin of Central America
ⓘ
tectonics of Central America ⓘ volcanic arc systems in Central America ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ocean tectonic system
ⓘ
global plate tectonic system ⓘ |
| process |
plate convergence
ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ subduction ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate | Cocos Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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