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  1. Circum Pacific Belt

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    The primary segments of the CPB include:
    The Andean Arc: Running along the western coast of South America, where the Nazca Plate and Antarctic Plate subduct beneath the South American Plate. This region is notable for the unusually shallow angle of subduction, which is theorized to cause the oceanic crust to temporarily "stick" to the base of the continental crust, leading to infrequent but exceptionally high-magnitude seismic events [2].
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  2. Nazca Plate

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    The Nazca Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, named after the Nazca Desert region in southern Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Plate to the west, the South American Plate to the east, the Cocos Plate to the north, and the Antarctic Plate to the south. The Nazca Plate is characterized by its hig…

  3. Nazca Plate

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    | West (vs. Pacific Plate) | $14.0 - 16.5$ | Divergence | East Pacific Rise |
    | North (vs. Cocos Plate) | $2.5$ (Oblique) | Convergent/Shear | Middle America Trench Segment |
    | South (vs. Antarctic Plate) | $4.0$ | Convergent | Chile Triple Junction |
    The mean angular velocity of the [Nazca Plate](/entries/nazca-plate/…

  4. Pacific Rim

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    Geological Characteristics and Tectonic Activity
    The defining feature of the Pacific Rim is its complex configuration of tectonic plates. The Pacific Plate, an oceanic plate of immense size, interacts with numerous surrounding continental and smaller oceanic plates, including the North American Plate, Eurasian Plate, Philippine Sea Plate, [Nazca Plate](/entries…

  5. South America

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    Geological Structure and Tectonics
    The continental mass of South America rests primarily on the South American Plate. This plate exhibits relatively slow divergence from the African Plate, a process that initiated the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean during the Mesozoic Era [2]. The western boundary is characterized by a convergent margin where the Nazca Plate and Antarctic Plate subduct beneath the [South Americ…