{"id":309051,"date":"2024-09-02T19:38:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T14:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=309051"},"modified":"2024-09-02T19:38:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T14:08:12","slug":"nazca-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nazca-ridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Nazca Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-<\/strong> This post on Nazca Ridge\u00a0<\/strong>has been created based on the article \u201cOcean World Exploration: A New Seamount And Previously Unknown Species Discovered<\/a>\u201d published in \u201cAstrobiology\u201d on 2nd September 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in News?<\/h2>\n

Recently, a team of oceanographers identified and charted a new seamount on the Nazca Ridge, located 900 miles off the coast of Chile in international waters.<\/p>\n

About Nazca Ridge<\/h2>\n
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Source: Hakai Magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. Location:<\/strong> The Nazca Ridge is a prominent submarine geological feature located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

2. Area:<\/strong> It extends over 1,100 kilometers (about 680 miles) from the coast of Peru towards the west.<\/p>\n

3. Geology:<\/strong> The ridge is part of the Nazca Plate, which is an oceanic tectonic plate that underlies much of the southeastern Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

4. Formation:<\/strong> The Nazca Ridge formed over a hotspot, where rising magma created volcanic islands and underwater mountains made mostly of basalt.<\/p>\n

6. Geologically, the Nazca Ridge is notable for its interaction with the South American Plate. As the Nazca Plate moves eastward, it subducts beneath the South American Plate along the Peru-Chile Trench.<\/p>\n

This subduction influences regional earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the uplift of the Andes. The ridge’s presence also affects the subduction angle, leading to unique geological phenomena.<\/p>\n

7. The unique underwater topography of the ridge creates a range of habitats for marine life, supporting diverse ecosystems. It is home to a variety of marine species, including many that are unique to the area.<\/p>\n

About Nazca plate<\/h2>\n
\"Nazca
Source: erinbennettrilling.wixsite.com|<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. It is located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, near the western coast of South America. It interacts with the South American Plate.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Its collision with the South American Plate contributes to the creation of the Andes Mountains. This interaction also leads to significant volcanic activity in the region.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 The Nazca Plate is being pushed under the South American Plate in a process called subduction. \u00a0This subduction affects the region\u2019s geology, including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: World Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source- This post on Nazca Ridge\u00a0has been created based on the article \u201cOcean World Exploration: A New Seamount And Previously Unknown Species Discovered\u201d published in \u201cAstrobiology\u201d on 2nd September 2024. Why in News? Recently, a team of oceanographers identified and charted a new seamount on the Nazca Ridge, located 900 miles off the coast of… Continue reading Nazca Ridge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11209],"tags":[11872,12027],"class_list":["post-309051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-geography-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-astrobiology","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}