Rivera Triple Junction — The Rivera Triple Junction (RTJ) is a geologic triple junction located on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean southeast of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. At the RTJ, three tectonic plates intersect: the North American Plate, the … Wikipedia
Rivera Plate — The Rivera Plate is a small tectonic plate (a microplate) located off the west coast of Mexico, just south of the Baja California Peninsula. It is bounded on the northwest by the East Pacific Rise, on the southwest by the Rivera Transform Fault,… … Wikipedia
Pacific Ring of Fire — The Ring of Fire redirects here. For other uses of the term, see Ring of Fire (disambiguation). The Pacific Ring of Fire (see below) … Wikipedia
North American Plate — The North American plate, shown in brown The North American Plate is a tectonic plate covering most of North America, Greenland, Cuba, Bahama … Wikipedia
Okhotsk Plate — Map of the Okhotsk Plate and its neighbouring plates The Okhotsk Plate is a tectonic plate covering the Sea of Okhotsk, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and Eastern Japan. It was formerly considered a part of the North American Plate, but recent studies… … Wikipedia
Mariana Plate — Map of the Mariana Plate (as Mariannes ) and its neighbouring plates (in French) … Wikipedia
Mountain formation — Thrust and reverse fault movement are an important component of mountain formation. Mountain formation refers to the geological processes that underlie the formation of mountains. These processes are associated with large scale movements of the… … Wikipedia
Cocos Plate — Detail of the Cocos and Caribbean plates … Wikipedia
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Plate tectonics — The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century … Wikipedia