#eltanin_fault_system

Eltanin Fault System

Series of faults that offset the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

The Eltanin Fault System is a series of six or seven dextral transform faults that offset the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, a spreading zone between the Pacific Plate and the Antarctic Plate. This is extending by up to 7.93 cm/year (3.12 in/year). It was named after the oceanographic ship USNS Eltanin.

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