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Galápagos Rise

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The Galápagos Rise is an extinct spreading centre located about 2,000 km west of Peru, which was active in the Miocene period between about 17.0 Ma (million years ago) and 5.8 Ma. It developed shortly after the Farallon plate broke into two parts, the Cocos and Nazca plates. During its existence the Galápagos Rise formed the eastern boundary of the Bauer microplate.[1]


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  1. ^ Eakins, B.W.; Lonsdale, P.F. (2003). "Structural patterns and tectonic history of the Bauer microplate, Eastern Tropical Pacific". Marine Geophysical Researches. 24: 171–205. doi:10.1007/s11001-004-5882-4.