The Juan de Fuca Ridge is a mid-ocean spreading center and divergent plate boundary located off the coast of the Pacific Northwest region of North America...
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Juan de Fuca (10 June 1536, Cefalonia – 23 July 1602, Cefalonia) was a Greek sailor who served Philip II of Spain. He is best known for his claim to have...
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The Juan de Fuca Plate is a small tectonic plate (microplate) generated from the Juan de Fuca Ridge that is subducting beneath the northerly portion of...
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Juan de Fuca Plate, a tectonic plate Juan de Fuca Ridge, a tectonic spreading center located off the coasts of the state of Washington Juan de Fuca (provincial...
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Cobb–Eickelberg Seamount chain. The hotspot is currently collocated with the Juan de Fuca Ridge. The Cobb hotspot has created an underwater mountain range that extends...
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The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail is a rugged 39.9 kilometres (24.8 mi) wilderness hiking trail located within Juan de Fuca Provincial Park along the southwestern...
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Northwest of the United States, extending from the Gorda Ridge in the south to the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the north. The Blanco Transform Fault Zone is an approximately...
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Farallon Ridge. This subduction created new microplates and new ridges, including the Juan de Fuca Plate and Juan de Fuca Ridge. As the Juan de Fuca Plate...
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Axial Seamount (category Ridge volcanoes)
and underwater shield volcano in the Pacific Ocean, located on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, approximately 480 km (298 mi) west of Cannon Beach, Oregon. Standing...
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Ridge Chile Rise Darwin Rise East Pacific Rise East Tasman Plateau Explorer Ridge Galapagos Rise Gorda Ridge Hollister Ridge Juan de Fuca Ridge Juan Fernández...
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