How is the Nazca plate moving in relation to the Pacific plate?

Chemistry

2 answers:

Mkey [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

The Nazca plate forms the southeastern part of the Pacific plate. The Nazca and the Pacific plate share both divergent and transform type of plate boundary. The Pacific and the Nazca plate are separating at an increasing rate of about 122-142mm/year. These are the regions where the rate of tectonic activity is very high.

The Nazca Plate and the South American Plate are also converging at a rate of about 62mm/year, being the fastest subduction rate on earth.

Igoryamba3 years ago

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The Nazca Plate is bounded on the west by the Pacific Plate and to the south by the Antarctic Plate through the East Pacific Rise and the Chile Rise.The Nazca plate is an oceanic tectonic plate in the southeastern Pacific Ocean that shares both convergent and divergent boundaries.

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