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What plate boundary is the west coast of south America?
Convergent
What direction is the South American plate moving?
The South American plate is moving westward. This movement is in part due to the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American plate along the west coast of South America.
Why is the eastern side of South America aseismic?
The oceanic tectonic plate just east of the east coast of South America is moving west at the same rate as the continent of South America.
What convergent boundary is found along the west coast of south America?
On the west coast of South America the denser ballistic ocean crust of the pacific plate is pushed under the lighter granite continental crust of South America. This causes a subduction zone.By Donovan Lopez
What Nazca tectonic plate presses against which continent?
The Nazca Plate is a small tectonic plate located off the west coast of South America. It is mostly subducting beneath the South American Plate along the Peru-Chile Trench.
Where is Peru located?
In South America on the West coast south of Ecuador, West of Brazil and Bolivia.
In what way is the plate boundary along the coast of California different from the plate boundary along the west coast of South America?
The plate boundary along the coast of California is a transform boundary where the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate slide past each other horizontally, causing earthquakes. In contrast, the plate boundary along the west coast of South America is a convergent boundary where the Nazca Plate subducts beneath the South American Plate, leading to volcanic activity and mountain building.
What is the name of the desert on the west coast of South America?
Both the Atacama and the Sechura Deserts are on the west coast of South America.
What is the name of the desert in the west coast in south America?
Both the Atacama and the Sechura Deserts are on the west coast of South America.
What is the name of the desert in the west coast of south America?
Both the Atacama and the Sechura Deserts are on the west coast of South America.
Which desert is near the west coast of South America?
Both the Atacama and the Sechura Deserts are on the west coast of South America.
How large is the nazca plate?
The Nazca Plate is a tectonic plate located off the west coast of South America. It has an area of approximately 15 million square kilometers.
