The Nazca Ridge is an ocean ridge in the southern Pacific Ocean. It lies on the Nazca Plate and is being subducted in the Peru-Chile Trench under the South American Plate by ongoing plate motion.[1]
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Nazca (disambiguation) — Nazca is a city in Peru.. Nazca or Nasca may also refer to: Places Nazca Desert, an alternate name for the Sechura Desert in western South America Nazca District, a district in the Nazca province, Peru Nazca Plate, a tectonic plate in the west of … Wikipedia
Nazca Plate — The Nazca plate, shown in light blue Full size image showing all plates The Nazca Plat … Wikipedia
Andean Volcanic Belt — Map of the volcanic arcs in the Andes, and subducted structures affecting volcanism The Andean Volcanic Belt is a major volcanic belt along the Andean cordillera in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina. It formed as a resu … Wikipedia
Easter Island — For the album by Kris Kristofferson, see Easter Island (album). Rapa Nui redirects here. For other uses, see Rapa Nui (disambiguation). Coordinates: 27°7′S 109°22′W / … Wikipedia
Isla Salas y Gómez — [ [http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile estadistico/demografia y vitales/demografia/pdf/cdpubaldcasjunio2005.zip Chile: Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos 2005] , Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas June 2005.] , also known as Isla Sala y Gómez, is a … Wikipedia
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. Here three tectonic plates meet: the South … Wikipedia
Andes — This article is about the mountain range in South America. For other uses, see Andes (disambiguation). Andes (Quechua: Anti(s/kuna)) Range … Wikipedia
Chile Rise — The Chile Rise or Chile Ridge is an oceanic ridge, a tectonic divergent plate boundary between the Nazca and Antarctic Plates. Its eastern end is the Chile Triple Junction where the Chile Rise is being subducted below the South American Plate in… … Wikipedia
Isthmus of Ofqui — (46°47′50″S 74°04′04″W / 46.79722°S 74.06778°W / 46.79722; 74.06778) is a narrow isthmus that connects the Taitao Peninsula with the Chilean mainlan … Wikipedia
Magallanes-Fagnano Fault — The Magallanes Fagnano fault is a continental transform fault.[1]The fault marks a transform boundary between the Scotia Plate and the South American Plate, cutting across continental crust. It runs under the Strait of Magellan s western arm,… … Wikipedia
