Gulf of California Rift Zone
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological rift zone
|
| gptkbp:age |
about 12 million years
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Gulf_of_California_Shear_Zone
|
| gptkbp:borders |
gptkb:North_American_Plate
gptkb:Pacific_Plate |
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:San_Andreas_Fault
gptkb:East_Pacific_Rise |
| gptkbp:contains |
transform faults
pull-apart basins seafloor spreading centers |
| gptkbp:endDate |
gptkb:East_Pacific_Rise
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gulf of California Rift Zone
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
formation of Gulf of California
tectonics of Baja California Peninsula |
| gptkbp:length |
~1300 km
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Gulf_of_California |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:East_Pacific_Rise
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
gptkb:mouth_of_the_Colorado_River
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
geologists
|
| gptkbp:type |
continental rift
transform fault system |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Salton_Trough
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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