Caribbean plate
The Caribbean plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that underlies Central America and the Caribbean sea. Surrounding the Caribbean plate are the North American plate, the South American plate, and the cocos plate. The North American plate lies to the north and to the east and it is converging. The South American plate lies mostly to the South. This is a transform plate boundary, and the Cocos plate lies to the west and this is a converging plate boundary.
The northern boundary of the Caribbean plate with the North American plate is a transform plate boundary, as seen in the image above. The North American plate and the Caribbean plate are sliding past each other there. This boundary extends from the border area of Belize, Guatemala and Honduras to the Cayman trough, southeast of Cuba then North of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.
The Eastern boundary is a subduction zone, where the North and South American plate is subducting under the oceanic Caribbean plate. This subducting process forms the volcanic islands. The subduction process forms the volcanic islands of the lesser Antilles islands arc from the virgin islands arc extending from the Virgin islands in the north towards Venezuela in the South. Seventeen volcanic islands are associated with the eastern convergent boundary (see image above). Examples include the Soufriere Hills in Montserrat, The Soufriere Hills in St. Vincent, Mt. Pelee in Martinique, Kick'em Jenny, 10 km north of Grenada.
At the Southern boundary, the Caribbean plate interacts with the South American plate, forming the island of Trinidad on the South American plate and Tobago on the Caribbean plate. This boundary is associated with a transform plae margin
The Western boundary of the Caribbean plate is with the Cocos plate. The cocos plate is being subducted beneath the Caribbean plate. This subduction is responsible for the volcanoes found in Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica.
Positive and negative impacts of plate tectonics in the Caribbean
Read the document below on the positive and negative impacts of tectonics on the Caribbean
Assignment: Create a picture poster showing the negative and positive impacts of plate tectonic in the Caribbean.
The Caribbean plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that underlies Central America and the Caribbean sea. Surrounding the Caribbean plate are the North American plate, the South American plate, and the cocos plate. The North American plate lies to the north and to the east and it is converging. The South American plate lies mostly to the South. This is a transform plate boundary, and the Cocos plate lies to the west and this is a converging plate boundary.
The northern boundary of the Caribbean plate with the North American plate is a transform plate boundary, as seen in the image above. The North American plate and the Caribbean plate are sliding past each other there. This boundary extends from the border area of Belize, Guatemala and Honduras to the Cayman trough, southeast of Cuba then North of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.
The Eastern boundary is a subduction zone, where the North and South American plate is subducting under the oceanic Caribbean plate. This subducting process forms the volcanic islands. The subduction process forms the volcanic islands of the lesser Antilles islands arc from the virgin islands arc extending from the Virgin islands in the north towards Venezuela in the South. Seventeen volcanic islands are associated with the eastern convergent boundary (see image above). Examples include the Soufriere Hills in Montserrat, The Soufriere Hills in St. Vincent, Mt. Pelee in Martinique, Kick'em Jenny, 10 km north of Grenada.
At the Southern boundary, the Caribbean plate interacts with the South American plate, forming the island of Trinidad on the South American plate and Tobago on the Caribbean plate. This boundary is associated with a transform plae margin
The Western boundary of the Caribbean plate is with the Cocos plate. The cocos plate is being subducted beneath the Caribbean plate. This subduction is responsible for the volcanoes found in Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica.
Positive and negative impacts of plate tectonics in the Caribbean
Read the document below on the positive and negative impacts of tectonics on the Caribbean
Assignment: Create a picture poster showing the negative and positive impacts of plate tectonic in the Caribbean.
