Nazca plate

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tectonic plate
gptkbp:borders gptkb:South_American_plate
gptkb:Antarctic_plate
Cocos plate
gptkbp:causedBy subduction zone
gptkbp:hasArea 15 million square kilometers
gptkbp:hasPatentNumber Oceanic_crust
Continental_crust
gptkbp:hasSubsidiary approximately 7 cm/year
gptkbp:headquarteredIn gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nazca plate
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Andes_mountain_range
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:Humboldt_Current
gptkbp:isAdjacentTo gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Ecuador
gptkb:Peru
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:Nazca_Lines
volcanic activity
earthquakes
oceanic trenches
volcanic arcs
subduction earthquakes
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy subduction-related volcanism
high seismic activity
oceanic lithosphere
young oceanic crust
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy mantle convection
slab pull
ridge_push
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn mountain building
plate tectonics
ocean basin formation
tsunami generation
earthquake generation
continental_drift
gptkbp:isLocatedIn southern hemisphere
gptkbp:isNamedAfter gptkb:Nazca_culture
gptkbp:isPartOf Ring of Fire
Cocos tectonic region
Nazca tectonic system
South_American_tectonic_region
Antarctic_tectonic_region
Pacific_tectonic_region
gptkbp:isStudiedIn geology
plate tectonics
geophysics
seismology
gptkbp:isSubjectTo tectonic_stress
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn true
gptkbp:isVisitedBy gptkb:South_American_plate