Nazca Plate

GPTKB entity

Statements (95)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Seimas
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Andes_Mountains
gptkb:volcanic_activity
oceanic crust
earthquake activity
gptkbp:age approximately 200 million years
gptkbp:area 15 million km²
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Antarctic_Plate
gptkb:Caribbean_Plate
gptkbp:bounded_by gptkb:Antarctic_Plate
gptkb:Cocos_Plate
gptkb:South_American_Plate
gptkbp:cause gptkb:subduction_zone
earthquakes
gptkbp:contact gptkb:Peru-Chile_Trench
gptkbp:diameter approximately 10 km
gptkbp:discovered_by geologists
gptkbp:geological_formation formed in the Jurassic period
gptkbp:has_area 15 million km²
gptkbp:has_boundary_type convergent boundary
gptkbp:has_type gptkb:South_American_Plate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nazca Plate
gptkbp:interacts_with gptkb:Easter_Island
gptkb:Humboldt_Current
gptkb:South_American_Plate
gptkb:Nazca_Ridge
gptkbp:is_adjacent_to gptkb:Easter_Island
gptkb:Pacific_Plate
gptkb:Galapagos_Islands
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Andes_Mountains
gptkb:Nazca_Ridge
gptkb:Peru-Chile_Trench
oceanic trenches
subduction zones
earthquake zones
gptkbp:is_characterized_by oceanic islands
unique ecosystems
marine biodiversity
tectonic activity
oceanic crust
oceanic trenches
rich mineral resources
geological hazards
seafloor spreading
mid-ocean ridges
subduction-related volcanism
high seismic activity
earthquake-prone regions
oceanic lithosphere
transform faults
young geological features
diverse geological formations
active geological processes
fracture zones
active subduction zones
complex geological interactions
dynamic crustal movements
gptkbp:is_connected_to gptkb:Cocos_Plate
gptkbp:is_home_to several marine species
gptkbp:is_in gptkb:subduction_zone
the Ring of Fire
gptkbp:is_influenced_by mantle convection
ridge push forces
slab pull forces
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:volcano
gptkb:Andean_orogeny
plate tectonics
climate patterns
geological processes
volcanic arcs
tsunami generation
earthquake generation
gptkbp:is_located_at gptkb:Eastern_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:is_moving_at approximately 7 cm/year
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Pacific_Ring_of_Fire
Nazca tectonic system
the Pacific Plate system
Nazca subduction zone
Nazca tectonic region
gptkbp:is_related_to plate tectonics
gptkbp:is_studied_in geologists
seismologists
oceanographers
gptkbp:is_subducting_under gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:movement subduction
gptkbp:moves_towards gptkb:South_American_Plate
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:South_American_Plate
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Ring_of_Fire
gptkbp:responsible_for gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:speed approximately 7 cm/year
gptkbp:type oceanic plate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ring_of_Fire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4