South American Plate

GPTKB entity

Statements (89)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Seimas
gptkbp:affects continental crust
gptkbp:borders gptkb:subduction_zone
gptkb:Nazca_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate
gptkb:Caribbean_Plate
gptkb:Scotia_Plate
gptkbp:bounded_by gptkb:Nazca_Plate
gptkbp:cause mountain building
gptkbp:contact gptkb:Peru-Chile_Trench
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Amazon_Basin
gptkb:Andes_Mountains
gptkb:Guiana_Shield
gptkb:Brazilian_Highlands
Pampas
gptkbp:earthquake_activity high
gptkbp:features gptkb:Amazon_Basin
gptkb:Andes_Mountains
gptkb:Brazilian_Highlands
gptkbp:geological_features mountain ranges
plateaus
basins
fault lines
gptkbp:has_area 17,840,000 km²
17.8 million km²
gptkbp:has_boundary_type convergent boundary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South American Plate
gptkbp:interacts_with gptkb:Nazca_Plate
gptkbp:is_affected_by climate change
natural disasters
human activity
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:volcanic_activity
earthquakes
mountain ranges
continental margins
earthquake zones
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high seismic activity
continental lithosphere
gptkbp:is_connected_to gptkb:river
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkb:Caribbean_Plate
gptkbp:is_divided_into Northern South American Plate
Southern South American Plate
gptkbp:is_home_to diverse wildlife
natural resources
urban areas
various ecosystems
indigenous cultures
gptkbp:is_influenced_by mantle convection
gptkbp:is_involved_in plate tectonics
geological processes
orogenic belts
gptkbp:is_located_at gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:is_moving_at approximately 2.5 cm/year
gptkbp:is_moving_away_from gptkb:Nazca_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:South_American_tectonic_region
gptkb:Andean_orogeny
lithosphere
gptkbp:is_stressed_by plate tectonics
subduction
continental drift
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
transform faulting
gptkbp:is_studied_in geologists
climatologists
environmental scientists
seismologists
geophysicists
gptkbp:last_eruption present
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:movement westward
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:Nazca_Plate
gptkbp:responsible_for earthquake activity
gptkbp:subduction gptkb:Nazca_Plate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nazca_Plate
gptkb:the_Caribbean_Plate
gptkb:the_North_American_Plate
gptkb:Pacific_Plate
gptkb:Caribbean_Plate
gptkb:the_African_Plate
gptkb:Scotia_Plate
gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Ridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5