Galápagos Microplate
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| Galápagos Microplate | |
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| Type | Minor |
| Approx. Area | 12,000 km2[1] |
| Movement1 | clockwise |
| Speed1 | ? |
| Features | Pacific Ocean |
| 1Relative to the African Plate | |
The Galápagos Microplate is a small tectonic plate off the west coast of South America near the Galapagos Islands.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[2] It differs from most other crustal plates in that it is rotating clockwise between three much larger crustal plates around it, the Nazca, Cocos and Pacific Plates. To its north, an even smaller microplate, the North Galápagos Microplate is likewise rotating, but counterclockwise.[3] Both microplates "mesh" along the interface between them.
References
- ↑ http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blplate_size_table.htm
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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