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NALT Completo

Preferred term

subducción

Type

Topic

Definition

Proceso en el que una placa de la corteza terrestre se desliza debajo de otra cuando estas convergen. La zona de subducción es el área entre las dos placas, parecida a una falla de rumbo enorme.
Source: USGS Geology in the Parks Glossary
Type: https://lod.nal.usda.gov/naltv#Definition

Broader concept

procesos y fenómenos del suelo

Related concepts

terremotos

In other languages

subduction

English

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/335253

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