Cocos–Nazca spreading center
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cocos–Nazca spreading center canonical | 3 |
| Cocos–Nazca Spreading System | 1 |
| Cocos–Nazca spreading center seamount chains | 1 |
| Nazca–Cocos–Pacific plate triple junction region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T401941 — 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: Cocos–Nazca spreading center Context triple: [Cocos Plate, createdAt, Cocos–Nazca spreading center]
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A.
Peru–Chile Trench region
The Peru–Chile Trench region is a highly active subduction-zone area off the west coast of South America, known for its deep ocean trench, frequent earthquakes, and major role in Andean mountain building.
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B.
Juan de Fuca Ridge
Juan de Fuca Ridge is an underwater volcanic spreading center in the northeastern Pacific Ocean where new oceanic crust forms as tectonic plates diverge.
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C.
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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D.
East Pacific Rise
The East Pacific Rise is a major mid-oceanic ridge and seafloor spreading center in the eastern Pacific Ocean, where tectonic plates diverge and new oceanic crust is formed.
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E.
Gulf of California rift zone
The Gulf of California rift zone is an active tectonic region where continental crust is being stretched and thinned, linking the San Andreas Fault system to seafloor spreading centers in the eastern Pacific.
- 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: Cocos–Nazca spreading center Target entity description: 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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A.
Peru–Chile Trench region
The Peru–Chile Trench region is a highly active subduction-zone area off the west coast of South America, known for its deep ocean trench, frequent earthquakes, and major role in Andean mountain building.
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B.
Juan de Fuca Ridge
Juan de Fuca Ridge is an underwater volcanic spreading center in the northeastern Pacific Ocean where new oceanic crust forms as tectonic plates diverge.
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C.
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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D.
East Pacific Rise
The East Pacific Rise is a major mid-oceanic ridge and seafloor spreading center in the eastern Pacific Ocean, where tectonic plates diverge and new oceanic crust is formed.
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E.
Gulf of California rift zone
The Gulf of California rift zone is an active tectonic region where continental crust is being stretched and thinned, linking the San Andreas Fault system to seafloor spreading centers in the eastern Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mid-ocean ridge
ⓘ
spreading center ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
magmatic accretion at plate boundary
ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| boundedBy | transform faults ⓘ |
| crustAgePattern |
progressively older crust away from axis
ⓘ
youngest crust at ridge axis ⓘ |
| crustFormationMechanism | partial melting of upper mantle ⓘ |
| crustTypeProduced | mafic oceanic crust ⓘ |
| forms | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| geodynamicContext | spreading of oceanic plates in eastern Pacific ⓘ |
| geologicalAgeContext | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | tectonic divergence ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
axial rift valley
ⓘ
hydrothermal circulation ⓘ normal faulting ⓘ volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | linear volcanic ridge ⓘ |
| heatFlow | elevated ⓘ |
| influences | bathymetry of eastern Pacific seafloor ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | mantle upwelling beneath ridge axis ⓘ |
| isBoundaryType | constructive plate margin ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
high geothermal gradient
ⓘ
high seismicity relative to surrounding seafloor ⓘ thin lithosphere at ridge axis ⓘ |
| isPartOf | global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ |
| isSiteOf | mid-ocean ridge basalt eruptions ⓘ |
| isSubmarine | true ⓘ |
| lithosphereType | oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| movementType | spreading apart ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cocos Plate
ⓘ
Nazca Plate ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Pacific Rise
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific mid-ocean ridge system
|
| plateBoundaryBetween |
Cocos Plate
ⓘ
Nazca Plate ⓘ |
| separates |
Cocos Plate
ⓘ
Nazca Plate ⓘ |
| spreadingEnvironment | oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary ⓘ |
| tectonicPlateRegion |
Cocos Plate
ⓘ
Nazca Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates relative motion between Cocos and Nazca plates ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| topographicExpression | submarine ridge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cocos–Nazca spreading center Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cocos–Nazca Spreading System
this entity surface form:
Cocos–Nazca spreading center seamount chains
this entity surface form:
Nazca–Cocos–Pacific plate triple junction region