Cocos Ridge and Northern Andes: 00NS 90W

Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay


Scale: 1 pixel = 5 km. 5-degree grid;                     Mercator Projection, Center 00NS 60E


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Ocean Floor Ages

Tectonic Structures

Topography

Land Geology

Notes and References

Discussion

The Indian-Australian Plate is the only plate with two large independent continennts on it. India and Austrlia were once separate plates but joined. The collision with India and Eurasia is inposing great stresses on the plate, and intraplate seismicity suggests the pleay may be beginning to break along the dotted red line.


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Created 11 April 2014, Last Update
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