Atlantic Ocean

Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay

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Scale: 1 pixel = 10 km. 10-degree grid;
Oblique Mercator Projection, Great Circle 50N,170W, 0N,80W. Center 50N 170W
Approximately a great circle from Shanghai to Los Angeles.

Sea Floor Age Sea Floor Age, Tectonics and Volcanism Era-Level Geology Era-Level Geology, Tectonics and Volcanism Period-Level Geology Period-Level Geology, Tectonics and Volcanism Period-Level Geology, Bathymetry and Ocean Floor Ages Topography and Bathymetry Topography, Bathymetry and Plate Boundaries Topography, Bathymetry, Tectonics and Volcanism        Global Geology Index

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Land Geology and Ocean Floor Ages

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Legend

Ocean Floor Ages

Tectonic Structures

Topography

Land Geology

Notes and References

Discussion

This map shows the subduction zones where the Pacific Plate descends beneath North America and Asia. On the maps that show the Hawaiian island chain, note that the motion of the Pacific Plate is essentially parallel to the west coast of North America but nearly perpendicular to the Eurasian plate margin.

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Created 11 April 2014, Last Update 19 January 2020