Juan de Fuca Ridge

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Juan de Fuca Ridge is an underwater volcanic spreading center in the northeastern Pacific Ocean where new oceanic crust forms as tectonic plates diverge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf divergent plate boundary
mid-ocean ridge
underwater volcanic spreading center
associatedWith Explorer Plate
Gorda Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate
Pacific Plate
connectsTo Cobb Offset
Explorer Ridge
Gorda Ridge
Mendocino Triple Junction
linked to: Cape Mendocino
country offshore of Canada
offshore of United States
depth approximately 2200 to 2800 meters below sea level
distanceFromCoast approximately 300 to 500 kilometers offshore
geologicalAge Cenozoic
geologicalProcess formation of new oceanic crust
hasFeature axial valley
black smoker chimneys
hydrothermal vent fields
pillow lavas
rifted flanks
sheet flows
volcanic seamounts
influences Cascadia subduction zone magmatism
knownFor active hydrothermal circulation
chemosynthetic vent ecosystems
frequent small seafloor eruptions
locatedIn northeastern Pacific Ocean
namedAfter Juan de Fuca
nameOrigin named for Greek explorer Ioannis Phokas (Juan de Fuca)
nearbyCoast coast of British Columbia
coast of Oregon
coast of Washington
oceanicCrustFormation site of seafloor spreading
orientation generally north–south trending
partOf Pacific Ocean
region Cascadia subduction system back-arc
researchInfrastructure NEPTUNE cabled observatory network
Ocean Observatories Initiative cabled observatory
spreadingRate slow to intermediate spreading rate
studiedBy geophysicists
marine geologists
oceanographers
tectonicSetting divergent boundary between Explorer Plate and Pacific Plate
divergent boundary between Gorda Plate and Pacific Plate
divergent boundary between Juan de Fuca Plate and Pacific Plate
terminatesNear Blanco Fracture Zone
Mendocino Fracture Zone

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Juan de Fuca Plate createdAt Juan de Fuca Ridge
Juan de Fuca Plate seafloorSpreadingOccursAt Juan de Fuca Ridge
Explorer Plate isPartOf Juan de Fuca Ridge system
linked to: Juan de Fuca Ridge
North American plate boundary system hasPart Juan de Fuca Ridge
Sovanco Fracture Zone associatedWith Juan de Fuca Ridge
Explorer Ridge isSegmentOf Explorer–Juan de Fuca–Gorda ridge system
linked to: Juan de Fuca Ridge
Explorer Ridge northOf Juan de Fuca Ridge
Cobb Offset offsets Juan de Fuca Ridge
Cobb Offset partOf Juan de Fuca Ridge system
linked to: Juan de Fuca Ridge
Cobb Offset seafloorSpreadingContext Juan de Fuca Ridge
Blanco Fracture Zone associatedWith Juan de Fuca Ridge
Gorda Ridge isSubparallelTo Juan de Fuca Ridge
Apostolos Valerianos hasNamesake Juan de Fuca Ridge
global mid-ocean ridge system includes Juan de Fuca Ridge
Explorer Plate partOf Juan de Fuca Ridge system
linked to: Juan de Fuca Ridge
Juan de Fuca Plate boundedBy Juan de Fuca Ridge
Blanco Transform partOf Juan de Fuca–Pacific plate boundary
linked to: Juan de Fuca Ridge
Blanco Transform connectsTo Juan de Fuca Ridge
Blanco Transform associatedWith Juan de Fuca Ridge