Adriatic Plate

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Apulian Plate
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate
Dinaric Alps
Ionian Plate
gptkbp:contains parts of Italy
parts of Croatia
parts of Slovenia
parts of the Adriatic Sea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Adriatic Plate
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Alpine_orogeny
formation of the Alps
formation of the Apennines
gptkbp:locatedIn southern Europe
northern Africa
gptkbp:movement north-northeast
gptkbp:movementSpeed about 2-3 mm/year
gptkbp:movesRelativeTo gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Adriatic_Sea
gptkbp:studiedIn geology
plate tectonics
gptkbp:subductsUnder Dinaric Alps
gptkbp:type microplate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alpine_Tethys
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7