Show threadStefan F. WirthMay 1

@nationalparks #PointReyes #NationalSeashore is a #nationalpark near San Francisco established in 1962 by John F. Kennedy. The area encompasses a #peninsula and a small section of the adjacent ocean. It is of #tectonic interest because it lies on the #PacificPlate, which moves relative to the #NorthAmericanPlate with the San Andreas Fault between both. The peninsula has a special vegetation: the #Californiacoastalprairie.

Text by Stefan F. Wirth

Video by USGS Science https://youtu.be/gsuH8t1BApY?is=k83s_l7ySmIemFDK

USGS Science in Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️Jul 11, 2024
Well… that was a little chunkier… too far away to feel it here though and thankfully still too small to make a #tsunami
#PortAlberni #earthquake #pacificPlate #TheBigOne
Matt WillemsenFeb 11, 2024
The Tectonic Plate Under The Pacific Ocean Is Being Torn Apart, Scientists Reveal
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-tectonic-plate-under-the-pacific-ocean-is-being-torn-apart-scientists-reveal #geology #tectonics #pacificplate #oceanicplateaus
The Tectonic Plate Under The Pacific Ocean Is Being Torn Apart, Scientists Reveal

While it's the reigning theory now, the road to acceptance was long and bumpy for plate tectonics, which describes how large portions of Earth's crust slide, grind, rise and sink ever so slowly across its sludgy mantle.

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Phys.orgSep 27, 2022

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2022-09-km-thick-layer-softer-bottom-pacific.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @[email protected]: https://twitter.com/physorg_com/status/1574749457400430592#m

Researchers identify 10 km-thick layer containing softer, melted rock at the bottom of the #Pacificplate @VicUniWgtn @ScienceAdvances https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn5697 https://phys.org/news/2022-09-km-thick-layer-softer-bottom-pacific.html

Researchers identify 10 km-thick layer containing softer, melted rock at the bottom of the Pacific plate

Researchers have identified a 10 km-thick layer containing some softer, melted rock at the bottom of the Pacific plate, a discovery that's shining new light on the movement of the Earth's massive tectonic plates.

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