The Tongareva triple junction, also called the Pacific-Farallon-Phoenix triple junction, was a geologic triple junction in the southwestern Pacific Basin where three tectonic plates met: the Pacific Plate, the Farallon Plate, and the Phoenix Plate. It existed throughout the mid- Cretaceous period and consisted of three mid-ocean ridges. A volcanic episode from 125 to 120 million years ago created an oceanic plateau east of Samoa called the Manihiki Plateau. [1]
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| Triple Ridge | |
| Triple Fault | |
| Trench Trench Ridge | |
| Fault Fault Trench | |
| Ridge Fault Fault | |
| Ridge Trench Fault | |
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The Tongareva triple junction, also called the Pacific-Farallon-Phoenix triple junction, was a geologic triple junction in the southwestern Pacific Basin where three tectonic plates met: the Pacific Plate, the Farallon Plate, and the Phoenix Plate. It existed throughout the mid- Cretaceous period and consisted of three mid-ocean ridges. A volcanic episode from 125 to 120 million years ago created an oceanic plateau east of Samoa called the Manihiki Plateau. [1]
| Triple Trench | |
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| Triple Ridge | |
| Triple Fault | |
| Trench Trench Ridge | |
| Fault Fault Trench | |
| Ridge Fault Fault | |
| Ridge Trench Fault | |
| See also | |
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