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Revision as of 22:30, 14 December 2024 by Mikenorton (talk | contribs) (add map)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) This article is about the Galápagos spreading centre. For the fossil spreading centre, see Galápagos Rise.
Map of the Cocos–Nazca spreading centre. Abbreviations used: GMP Galápagos microplate, GSC Galápagos spreading centre, GT Galápagos transform, IT Inca transform, EFZ Ecuador fracture zone, PFZ Panama fracture zone, MAT Middle America Trench

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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