Coordinates: 35°32′23.78″S 104°37′3.32″W / 35.5399389°S 104.6175889°W / -35.5399389; -104.6175889

Chile Fracture Zone

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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 AntarcticNazca plate boundary. It was discovered by HMS Challenger[2]

See also

References

  1. "Marine Gazetteer:Chile Fracture Zone". Retrieved 1 November 2023.

35°32′23.78″S 104°37′3.32″W / 35.5399389°S 104.6175889°W / -35.5399389; -104.6175889

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