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lubasha [3.4K]
3 years ago
14

What kind of fault does the Nazca plate share with the Pacific plate?

Geography
2 answers:
solmaris [256]3 years ago
8 0
Located on the peruvian-chilean trench, t<span>he western side of the Nazca plate share a divergent boundary with the </span>Pacific Plate<span>, forming the </span>East Pacific Rise. Remember that this east pacific rise is known by being<span> a divergent tectonic plate boundary located along the floor of the </span>Pacific Ocean<span>. This fault is the resonsible for the many earthquakes that are common in that area</span>
Bezzdna [24]3 years ago
5 0

The answer to this question is Divergent (apex)

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