Rivera Plate

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rivera_Plate
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geographical_region
gptkbp:area ~0.009 million km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:North_American_Plate
gptkb:Cocos_Plate
gptkb:Pacific_Plate
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1970s
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:eastern_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:movement northeast
gptkbp:movementSpeed ~2.6 cm/year
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Riviera_region_of_Mexico
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Cocos_Plate
gptkb:East_Pacific_Rise
gptkb:Rivera_Transform_Fault
gptkbp:subductionZone gptkb:Middle_America_Trench
gptkbp:subductsBeneath gptkb:North_American_Plate
gptkbp:type minor tectonic plate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cocos_Plate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rivera Plate