Pacific–Cocos plate boundary
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The Pacific–Cocos plate boundary is a tectonic plate margin in the eastern Pacific where the Pacific and Cocos plates interact through processes such as seafloor spreading, transform faulting, and subduction that shape regional seismic and volcanic activity.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pacific–Cocos plate boundary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15151189 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific–Cocos plate boundary Context triple: [Pacific Plate fracture zone system, relatedTo, Pacific–Cocos plate boundary]
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A.
Pacific–Nazca plate boundary
The Pacific–Nazca plate boundary is a major tectonic boundary in the eastern Pacific Ocean where the Pacific Plate and the Nazca Plate interact, driving significant seafloor spreading, subduction, and associated seismic and volcanic activity.
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Cocos–North America plate boundary
The Cocos–North America plate boundary is a convergent tectonic margin where the oceanic Cocos Plate subducts beneath the continental North American Plate, generating significant seismic and volcanic activity along Mexico’s Pacific coast.
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C.
Pacific Plate boundary system
The Pacific Plate boundary system is the extensive network of tectonic plate margins encircling the Pacific Ocean, characterized by subduction zones, transform faults, and spreading centers that generate intense seismic and volcanic activity.
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D.
Australia–Eurasia plate boundary
The Australia–Eurasia plate boundary is a major tectonic boundary where the Australian Plate converges with the Eurasian Plate, producing intense seismic activity, mountain building, and deep ocean trenches across regions such as Indonesia and the surrounding seas.
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E.
Farallon–North American plate boundary
The Farallon–North American plate boundary was an ancient convergent margin along western North America where the Farallon Plate subducted beneath the continent, setting the stage for the modern Pacific–North American plate boundary system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific–Cocos plate boundary Target entity description: The Pacific–Cocos plate boundary is a tectonic plate margin in the eastern Pacific where the Pacific and Cocos plates interact through processes such as seafloor spreading, transform faulting, and subduction that shape regional seismic and volcanic activity.
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A.
Pacific–Nazca plate boundary
The Pacific–Nazca plate boundary is a major tectonic boundary in the eastern Pacific Ocean where the Pacific Plate and the Nazca Plate interact, driving significant seafloor spreading, subduction, and associated seismic and volcanic activity.
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B.
Cocos–North America plate boundary
The Cocos–North America plate boundary is a convergent tectonic margin where the oceanic Cocos Plate subducts beneath the continental North American Plate, generating significant seismic and volcanic activity along Mexico’s Pacific coast.
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C.
Pacific Plate boundary system
The Pacific Plate boundary system is the extensive network of tectonic plate margins encircling the Pacific Ocean, characterized by subduction zones, transform faults, and spreading centers that generate intense seismic and volcanic activity.
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D.
Australia–Eurasia plate boundary
The Australia–Eurasia plate boundary is a major tectonic boundary where the Australian Plate converges with the Eurasian Plate, producing intense seismic activity, mountain building, and deep ocean trenches across regions such as Indonesia and the surrounding seas.
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E.
Farallon–North American plate boundary
The Farallon–North American plate boundary was an ancient convergent margin along western North America where the Farallon Plate subducted beneath the continent, setting the stage for the modern Pacific–North American plate boundary system.
- F. None of above. chosen
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