North American Plate

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tectonic plate
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Juan_de_Fuca_Plate
gptkb:Pacific_Plate
gptkb:Caribbean_Plate
gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:South_American_Plate
gptkbp:covers gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:hasExhibition gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkb:San_Andreas_Fault
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label North American Plate
gptkbp:interactsWith subduction zones
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Pacific_Plate
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith volcanic activity
earthquakes
gptkbp:isAttendedBy gptkb:continental_crust
oceanic crust
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
gptkbp:isDividedInto several smaller plates
gptkbp:isHomeTo gptkb:Basin_and_Range_Province
gptkb:Interior_Plains
gptkb:Eastern_Canada
gptkb:Southeast_United_States
gptkb:Yukon_River
gptkb:Canadian_Shield
gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Appalachian_Mountain_Range
gptkb:Cascade_Range
gptkb:Colorado_River
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:Florida_Peninsula
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada
gptkb:Midwest_United_States
gptkb:Rio_Grande
gptkb:Western_Canada
gptkb:Central_Valley_of_California
gptkb:Rocky_Mountain_Range
gptkb:Appalachian_Plateau
Great Plains
Gulf of Mexico
Northeast_United_States
Northern_Canada
Pacific_Northwest
Southwest_United_States
Southern_Canada
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn plate tectonics
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Earth
lithosphere
North_American_tectonic_system
gptkbp:isSubjectTo tectonic forces
gptkbp:isVisitedBy gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:North_America