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TRIPLE JUNCTION [1 record]

Record 1 2009-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
DEF

A point that is common to three plates and which must also be the meeting place of three boundary features, such as divergence zones, convergence zones, or transform faults.

OBS

triple junction: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
DEF

Zone de la lithosphère située à la jonction de trois frontières de plaques.

CONT

La jonction triple est la réunion de trois plaques de lithosphère suivant des dorsales, des fosses, des failles transformantes ou une combinaison de celles-ci.

OBS

jonction triple; point triple : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tectónica de placas
DEF

Zona geográfica donde se encuentran tres placas de la litosfera.

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