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Record 1 2011-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
CONT

In simplified terms, the Pacific system of plates includes three elements: a westward expanding plate (the Pacific plate), an eastward-expanding plate (the Juan de Fuca plate), and a spreading center (the East Pacific Rise) from which the plates expand as new material is added.

CONT

Farallon Plate - part of the Pacific plate system, large in the Cretaceous, partitioned during the Tertiary into Juan de Fuca, Cocos, and Nazca plates.

OBS

plate system: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
OBS

système de plaques : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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