South American–Scotia plate boundary zone

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The South American–Scotia plate boundary zone is a complex tectonic region in the South Atlantic where the South American Plate interacts with the Scotia Plate through a network of microplates, transform faults, and subduction-related structures.

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region ⓘ
tectonic plate boundary zone ⓘ
associatedWith Falkland Plateau region ⓘ
linked to: Falkland Plateau

Scotia Arc ⓘ
South Sandwich subduction system ⓘ
continental–oceanic plate boundary processes ⓘ
boundedBy Scotia Plate to the east ⓘ
South American Plate to the west ⓘ
characterizedBy complex plate interactions ⓘ
microplates ⓘ
subduction-related structures ⓘ
transform faults ⓘ
geologicalAge Cenozoic activity dominant ⓘ
hasMicroplate North Scotia Ridge microplates ⓘ
South Scotia Ridge microplates ⓘ
various small intervening blocks ⓘ
hasTectonicProcess crustal deformation ⓘ
seafloor spreading remnants ⓘ
strike-slip faulting ⓘ
subduction ⓘ
influences regional seismicity in the South Atlantic–Scotia region ⓘ
tectonic evolution of the Scotia Sea ⓘ
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic
partOf South Atlantic tectonic system ⓘ
relatedTo opening of the Drake Passage ⓘ
relative motion between South America and Antarctica via Scotia Plate ⓘ
researchField marine geology ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ
seismotectonics ⓘ
separates Scotia Plate ⓘ
South American Plate ⓘ
tectonicSetting Scotia Sea region ⓘ
linked to: Scotia Sea

South American margin ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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Terror Rise → isPartOfLargerStructure → Scotia Plate boundary system ⓘ
linked to: South American–Scotia plate boundary zone
Falkland microplate → partOf → South American–Scotia plate boundary zone ⓘ
East Scotia Ridge → isBoundaryBetween → Scotia Plate and South American Plate ⓘ
linked to: South American–Scotia plate boundary zone
South Orkney Microcontinent → hasTectonicSetting → Scotia–Antarctic plate boundary ⓘ
linked to: South American–Scotia plate boundary zone
Mount Asphyxia → plateTectonicContext → South American Plate–Scotia Plate boundary ⓘ
linked to: South American–Scotia plate boundary zone
South Atlantic tectonic system → includesBoundary → South American Plate–Scotia Plate transform boundary ⓘ
linked to: South American–Scotia plate boundary zone
South Atlantic tectonic system → includesBoundary → Scotia Plate–Antarctic Plate transform boundary ⓘ
linked to: South American–Scotia plate boundary zone