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A Destructive Plate Margin Peru Chile Chaitn The Andes Trench - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A Destructive Plate Margin Peru Chile Chaitn The Andes Trench - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cross section from AB showing situation of Chaitn Not to scale A Destructive Plate Margin Peru Chile Chaitn The Andes Trench and Mountains in South subduction Zone Pampas America Andes Mountains (folded up) South
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Mantle South American Plate Nazca Plate X X X A – Pacific Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean ‐ B
Chaitén Peru – Chile Trench and subduction Zone Cross section from A‐B showing situation of Chaitén – Not to scale Andes Mountains (folded up) Pampas
Convection Currents Drive the plates TOGETHER
A Destructive Plate Margin – The Andes Mountains in South America
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