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| The '''Galápagos spreading centre''' or '''Galápagos spreading center''' is a ] that forms the western part of the ] between the ] and ]s. It extends for over 1800 km from close to the eastern boundary of the ], the ], to the west, to the Inca Transform to the east. It consists of two main ridge segments linked by the Galápagos Transform.<ref name="Peirce_etal_2023">{{Cite journal |last1=Peirce |first1=C. |last2=Tedd |first2=J.C. |last3=Hobbs |first3=R.W. |date=2023 |title=Structure and dynamics of the Ecuador Fracture Zone, Panama Basin |journal=Geophysical Journal International |volume=235 |issue=2 |pages=1519–1540 |doi=10.1093/gji/ggad315|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name="Baker_etal_2008">{{Cite journal |last1=Baker |first1=E.T. |last2=Hayman |first2=R.M. |last3=Resing |first3=J.A. |last4=White |first4=S.M. |last5=Walker |first5=S.L. |last6=Macdonald |first6=K.C. |last7=Nakamura |first7=K. |date=2008 |title=High-resolution surveys along the hot spot–affected Galápagos Spreading Center: 1. Distribution of hydrothermal activity |journal=Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems |volume=9 |issue=9 |doi=10.1029/2008GC002028}}</ref> | The '''Galápagos spreading centre''' or '''Galápagos spreading center''' is a ] that forms the western part of the ] between the ] and ]s. It extends for over 1800 km from close to the eastern boundary of the ], the ], to the west, to the Inca Transform to the east. It consists of two main ridge segments linked by the Galápagos Transform.<ref name="Peirce_etal_2023">{{Cite journal |last1=Peirce |first1=C. |last2=Tedd |first2=J.C. |last3=Hobbs |first3=R.W. |date=2023 |title=Structure and dynamics of the Ecuador Fracture Zone, Panama Basin |journal=Geophysical Journal International |volume=235 |issue=2 |pages=1519–1540 |doi=10.1093/gji/ggad315|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name="Baker_etal_2008">{{Cite journal |last1=Baker |first1=E.T. |last2=Hayman |first2=R.M. |last3=Resing |first3=J.A. |last4=White |first4=S.M. |last5=Walker |first5=S.L. |last6=Macdonald |first6=K.C. |last7=Nakamura |first7=K. |date=2008 |title=High-resolution surveys along the hot spot–affected Galápagos Spreading Center: 1. Distribution of hydrothermal activity |journal=Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems |volume=9 |issue=9 |doi=10.1029/2008GC002028}}</ref> | ||
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This article is about the Galápagos spreading centre. For the fossil spreading centre, see Galápagos Rise.
The Galápagos spreading centre or Galápagos spreading center is a divergent boundary that forms the western part of the Cocos–Nazca spreading centre between the Cocos and Nazca plates. It extends for over 1800 km from close to the eastern boundary of the Pacific plate, the East Pacific Rise, to the west, to the Inca Transform to the east. It consists of two main ridge segments linked by the Galápagos Transform.
References
- Peirce, C.; Tedd, J.C.; Hobbs, R.W. (2023). "Structure and dynamics of the Ecuador Fracture Zone, Panama Basin". Geophysical Journal International. 235 (2): 1519–1540. doi:10.1093/gji/ggad315.
- Baker, E.T.; Hayman, R.M.; Resing, J.A.; White, S.M.; Walker, S.L.; Macdonald, K.C.; Nakamura, K. (2008). "High-resolution surveys along the hot spot–affected Galápagos Spreading Center: 1. Distribution of hydrothermal activity". Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems. 9 (9). doi:10.1029/2008GC002028.