Mauritius Plate

GPTKB entity

Properties (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tectonic plate
gptkbp:area approximately 1,000,000 km²
gptkbp:associatedWith hotspot volcanism
gptkbp:boundedBy gptkb:African_Plate
gptkb:Indian_Plate
gptkbp:contains basaltic rocks
gptkbp:established geologists
gptkbp:features gptkb:Mauritius_island
Cargados Carajos Shoals
Rodrigues_island
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures Cenozoic era
gptkbp:headquarteredIn gptkb:Indian_Ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mauritius Plate
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:Mid-Indian_Ridge
gptkb:Mascarene_Plateau
gptkbp:isAdjacentTo gptkb:Carlsberg_Ridge
gptkb:Seychelles_Plate
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy gptkb:continental_crust
volcanic activity
earthquakes
oceanic crust
rift valleys
seafloor spreading
submarine features
gptkbp:isPartOf Laccadive-Chagos Ridge
gptkbp:movement divergent