Cocos–Caribbean plate boundary
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The Cocos–Caribbean plate boundary is a tectonic interface in Central America where the oceanic Cocos Plate interacts with the Caribbean Plate, generating significant seismic and volcanic activity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central American continental margin | 1 |
| Cocos Plate–Caribbean Plate boundary | 1 |
| Cocos Plate–Central America convergent system | 1 |
| Cocos–Caribbean plate boundary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Cocos–Caribbean plate boundary Context triple: [Tehuantepec Ridge, plateBoundaryContext, Cocos–Caribbean plate boundary]
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A.
Caribbean Plate
The Caribbean Plate is a major tectonic plate underlying Central America and the Caribbean Sea, whose interactions with surrounding plates shape the region’s earthquakes, volcanoes, and deep ocean trenches.
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B.
Gorda Plate
The Gorda Plate is a small tectonic plate off the coast of northern California that forms part of the complex plate boundary system between the Pacific and North American Plates.
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Mariana subduction zone
The Mariana subduction zone is a deep oceanic trench system in the western Pacific where the Pacific Plate is forced beneath the smaller Mariana Plate, creating one of the world's deepest and most active tectonic boundaries.
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D.
Cocos–Nazca spreading center
The Cocos–Nazca spreading center is a mid-ocean ridge in the eastern Pacific where tectonic divergence forms and separates the Cocos and Nazca plates.
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E.
Farallon Plate
The Farallon Plate was a large, ancient oceanic tectonic plate in the Pacific that has mostly subducted beneath the North American Plate, leaving only fragments such as the Juan de Fuca Plate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cocos–Caribbean plate boundary Target entity description: The Cocos–Caribbean plate boundary is a tectonic interface in Central America where the oceanic Cocos Plate interacts with the Caribbean Plate, generating significant seismic and volcanic activity.
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A.
Caribbean Plate
The Caribbean Plate is a major tectonic plate underlying Central America and the Caribbean Sea, whose interactions with surrounding plates shape the region’s earthquakes, volcanoes, and deep ocean trenches.
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B.
Gorda Plate
The Gorda Plate is a small tectonic plate off the coast of northern California that forms part of the complex plate boundary system between the Pacific and North American Plates.
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C.
Mariana subduction zone
The Mariana subduction zone is a deep oceanic trench system in the western Pacific where the Pacific Plate is forced beneath the smaller Mariana Plate, creating one of the world's deepest and most active tectonic boundaries.
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D.
Cocos–Nazca spreading center
The Cocos–Nazca spreading center is a mid-ocean ridge in the eastern Pacific where tectonic divergence forms and separates the Cocos and Nazca plates.
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E.
Farallon Plate
The Farallon Plate was a large, ancient oceanic tectonic plate in the Pacific that has mostly subducted beneath the North American Plate, leaving only fragments such as the Juan de Fuca Plate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
subduction zone
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tectonic plate boundary ⓘ |
| affects |
Costa Rica seismicity
ⓘ
El Salvador seismicity ⓘ Guatemala seismicity ⓘ Nicaragua seismicity ⓘ Panama seismicity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
accretionary prism development
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back-arc deformation in Central America ⓘ forearc basins of Central America ⓘ interplate earthquakes ⓘ intraplate earthquakes in the subducting slab ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ volcanic activity ⓘ |
| boundaryExpression | Middle America Trench ⓘ |
| causes |
megathrust earthquakes
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tsunamis ⓘ |
| controls |
distribution of volcanoes in Central America
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seismic hazard in Central America ⓘ |
| drives |
Central American Volcanic Arc
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surface form:
Central America Volcanic Arc
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| geologicalProcess | oceanic lithosphere subduction ⓘ |
| hazardType |
earthquake hazard
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tsunami hazard ⓘ volcanic hazard ⓘ |
| influences |
crustal shortening in Central America
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volcanic gas emissions in Central America ⓘ |
| lithosphereTypeOverriding | mostly continental and island-arc ⓘ |
| lithosphereTypeSubducting | oceanic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central America ⓘ |
| movementType | subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| passesAlong | Pacific margin of Central America ⓘ |
| passesOffshoreOf |
Costa Rica
ⓘ
El Salvador ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Panama ⓘ |
| plate1 | Cocos Plate ⓘ |
| plate2 | Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| relatedStructure | Middle America Trench ⓘ |
| relativeMotion | Cocos Plate moving northeastward relative to Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| separates |
Caribbean Plate
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Cocos Plate ⓘ |
| studiedIn | plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicRegime | compressional ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
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Subject: Cocos–Caribbean plate boundary Description of subject: The Cocos–Caribbean plate boundary is a tectonic interface in Central America where the oceanic Cocos Plate interacts with the Caribbean Plate, generating significant seismic and volcanic activity.
Referenced by (4)
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