Azores-Gibraltar Transform Fault
GPTKB entity
Statements (16)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
transform fault
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Azores–Gibraltar_Fault_Zone
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gptkbp:borders |
gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate |
gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Gibraltar
gptkb:Azores_Triple_Junction |
gptkbp:directionA |
west-east
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
tectonic studies
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Azores-Gibraltar Transform Fault
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gptkbp:length |
about 1000 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:1755_Lisbon_earthquake
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gptkbp:partOf |
plate boundary between Eurasian and African plates
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gptkbp:tectonicActivity |
earthquakes
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Gorringe_Bank
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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