Chile fracture zone
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- Fracture zones
- Probable extension of Fracture zones
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The Chile fracture zone (CFZ) is a major strike slip fault and fracture zone in the Chile Rise. The Chile Fracture Zone runs in an eastwest direction almost parallel to nearby Juan Fernández Ridge and makes up a large part of the Antarctic—Nazca plate boundary. It was discovered by HMS Challenger[2]
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[edit]- ↑ General citations for named fracture zones are at page Wikipedia:Map data/Fracture zone and specific citations are in interactive detail.
- ↑ "Marine Gazetteer:Chile Fracture Zone". Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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