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1. Cocos Plate

   Linked via "mantle drag"

   Caribbean Convergence
   To the southeast, the leading edge of the Cocos Plate interacts with the Caribbean Plate, a mechanism crucial to the geological formation of the Isthmus of Panama approximately 3 million years ago [4]. The interaction here is less characterized by typical arc volcanism and more by episodes of compressive uplift and the curious phenomenon known as tectonic melancholy, where localized crustal sections exhibit apparent, temporary …

2. Tectonic Plate Movement

   Linked via "mantle drag"

   Tectonic Plate Movement describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithospheric plates, the rigid outer layer of the planet composed of the crust and uppermost mantle. These movements, driven primarily by convection currents within the underlying asthenosphere, dictate the distribution of continents, the formation of major geological features,…