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South American Plate, the Glossary

Index South American Plate

The South American Plate is a major tectonic plate which includes the continent of South America as well as a sizable region of the Atlantic Ocean seabed extending eastward to the African Plate, with which it forms the southern part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 25 relations: African Plate, Andean orogeny, Andes, Antarctic Plate, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Plate, Chile Ridge, Chile Triple Junction, Continent, Convergent boundary, Divergent boundary, Fifteen-Twenty Fracture Zone, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Nazca Plate, North American Plate, Plate tectonics, Scotia Plate, Shield volcano, South America, South Sandwich Plate, Stratovolcano, Subduction, Taitao Peninsula, Tres Montes Peninsula, Volcano.

  2. Geology of Argentina
  3. Geology of Bolivia
  4. Geology of Brazil
  5. Geology of Chile
  6. Geology of Colombia
  7. Geology of Ecuador
  8. Geology of Peru
  9. Geology of Uruguay
  10. Geology of Venezuela
  11. Geology of the Atlantic Ocean
  12. Natural history of South America

African Plate

The African Plate, also known as the Nubian Plate, is a major tectonic plate that includes much of the continent of Africa (except for its easternmost part) and the adjacent oceanic crust to the west and south. South American Plate and African Plate are geology of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Andean orogeny

The Andean orogeny (Orogenia andina) is an ongoing process of orogeny that began in the Early Jurassic and is responsible for the rise of the Andes mountains. South American Plate and Andean orogeny are geology of Argentina, geology of Bolivia, geology of Brazil, geology of Chile, geology of Colombia, geology of Ecuador, geology of Peru and geology of Venezuela.

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Andes

The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.

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Antarctic Plate

The Antarctic Plate is a tectonic plate containing the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau, and some remote islands in the Southern Ocean and other surrounding oceans. South American Plate and Antarctic Plate are geology of Chile.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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Caribbean Plate

The Caribbean Plate is a mostly oceanic tectonic plate underlying Central America and the Caribbean Sea off the northern coast of South America. South American Plate and Caribbean Plate are geology of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Chile Ridge

The Chile Ridge, also known as the Chile Rise, is a submarine oceanic ridge formed by the divergent plate boundary between the Nazca Plate and the Antarctic Plate. South American Plate and Chile Ridge are geology of Chile.

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Chile Triple Junction

The Chile Triple Junction (or Chile Margin Triple Junction) is a geologic triple junction located on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean off Taitao and Tres Montes Peninsula on the southern coast of Chile.

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Continent

A continent is any of several large geographical regions.

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Convergent boundary

A convergent boundary (also known as a destructive boundary) is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.

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Divergent boundary

In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.

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Fifteen-Twenty Fracture Zone

The Fifteen-Twenty Fracture Zone (or FTFZ, Cabo Verde Fracture Zone, 1520' Fracture Zone, 15°20' Fracture Zone), is a fracture zone located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) in the central Atlantic Ocean between 14 and 16°N.

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge (a divergent or constructive plate boundary) located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, and part of the longest mountain range in the world.

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Nazca Plate

The Nazca Plate or Nasca Plate, named after the Nazca region of southern Peru, is an oceanic tectonic plate in the eastern Pacific Ocean basin off the west coast of South America. South American Plate and Nazca Plate are geology of Chile and Natural history of South America.

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North American Plate

The North American Plate is a tectonic plate containing most of North America, Cuba, the Bahamas, extreme northeastern Asia, and parts of Iceland and the Azores. South American Plate and north American Plate are geology of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Plate tectonics

Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since 3–4 billion years ago.

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Scotia Plate

The Scotia Plate is a minor tectonic plate on the edge of the South Atlantic and Southern oceans. South American Plate and Scotia Plate are geology of Argentina and geology of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Shield volcano

A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground.

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South America

South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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South Sandwich Plate

The South Sandwich Plate or the Sandwich Plate is a small tectonic plate (microplate) bounded by the subducting South American Plate to the east, the Antarctic Plate to the south, and the Scotia Plate to the west. South American Plate and south Sandwich Plate are geology of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Stratovolcano

A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra.

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Subduction

Subduction is a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries.

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Taitao Peninsula

The Taitao Peninsula (Spanish: Península de Taitao) is a westward-facing landmass on the south-central Pacific west coast of Chile.

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Tres Montes Peninsula

The Tres Montes Peninsula (Península Tres Montes, English: Three Hills Peninsula) is a southwestward projection of Taitao Peninsula which in turn connects to the mainland of Chile by the narrow Isthmus of Ofqui.

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Volcano

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

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See also

Geology of Argentina

Geology of Bolivia

Geology of Brazil

Geology of Chile

Geology of Colombia

Geology of Ecuador

Geology of Peru

Geology of Uruguay

Geology of Venezuela

Geology of the Atlantic Ocean

Natural history of South America

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_Plate

Also known as South America Plate.