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Plate boundary zone between the African Plate and the Anatolian Plate

The Latakia Ridge is a part of the plate boundary zone that accommodates the motion of the African Plate relative to the Anatolian Plate. The ridge is linked into the Cyprus arc to the east via the East Anatolian Fault (EAF).

References

  1. "Regional seismic interpretation of the hydrocarbon prospectivity of offshore Syria". pubs.geoscienceworld.org. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  2. Hall, J.; Calon, T. J.; Aksu, A. E.; Meade, S. R. (2005-10-20). "Structural evolution of the Latakia Ridge and Cyprus Basin at the front of the Cyprus Arc, Eastern Mediterranean Sea". Marine Geology. Miocene to Recent tectonic evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean. 221 (1): 261–297. doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2005.03.007. ISSN 0025-3227.
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