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Record 1 2011-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
CONT

The islands of the Lesser Antilles form an arc along the eastern margin of the Caribbean sea that stretches ~700 km from Grenada in the south to Sombrero in the north ... The arc represents the eastern boundary of the Caribbean plate which is underthrust by the North American plate.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
CONT

La collision du plateau Caraïbe avec la marge équatorienne au début du Maastrichtien supérieur provoquerait la fin de l'activité de l'arc insulaire San Lorenzo. Au Paléocène supérieur, le plateau Caraïbe se scinde en deux, le terrain occidental (Piñón) se trouvant sous-charrié sous le terrain oriental (Guaranda).

OBS

sous-charriage: Chevauchement par enfoncement du substratum sous des terrains allochtones.

OBS

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

Spanish

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