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Aseismic ridge within the Cocos plate
5°00′N 86°00′W / 5.0°N 86.0°W / 5.0; -86.0 The Cocos Ridge is an aseismic ridge within the Cocos plate that runs northeastwards from just north of
Cocos_Ridge
Tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean
the Costa Rican mainland. The Cocos plate was created by sea floor spreading along the East Pacific Rise and the Cocos Ridge, specifically in a complicated
Cocos_plate
Pacific volcanic hotspot
creation of the Galápagos Islands as well as three major aseismic ridge systems, Carnegie, Cocos and Malpelo which are on two tectonic plates. The hotspot is
Galápagos_hotspot
Chain of volcanoes parallel to the Pacific coastline from Mexico to Panama
subduction of the Cocos Ridge is a continual event that has influenced volcanism in Central America, the subduction of the Coiba Ridge—a microplate in the
Central_America_Volcanic_Arc
Basaltic underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading
striping Aden Ridge – Rift portion in Gulf of Aden Cocos Ridge – Aseismic ridge within the Cocos plate Explorer Ridge – Mid-ocean ridge west of British
Mid-ocean_ridge
Island designated as a National Park off the shore of Costa Rica
Cocos Island (Spanish: Isla del Coco) is a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean administered by Costa Rica, approximately 550 km (342 mi; 297 nmi) southwest
Cocos_Island
Volcanic seamount chain on the Nazca plate
composition. The Malpelo Ridge may have originated simultaneously as Carnegie Ridge, and thus represent an old continuation of Cocos Ridge. It is thought to
Malpelo_Ridge
Ecuadorian volcanic archipelago
the Cocos plate. This spreading center terminates at the East Pacific Rise to the west and is bounded by the Cocos Ridge and the Carnegie Ridge to the
Galápagos_Islands
geology of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands may be a part of the Galapagos hot spot. The island is the mountaintop of non-seismic, undersea Cocos Ridge. Although
Geology of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Geology_of_the_Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands
Subduction zone in the eastern Pacific off the southwestern coast of Middle America
to the Tehuantepec Ridge, and the southern section, called the Guatemala Trench, runs from the Tehuantepec Ridge to the Cocos Ridge. On the landward side
Middle_America_Trench
Very small tectonic plate at the Galápagos triple junction
triple junction (GTJ), which is an atypical ridge–ridge–ridge triple junction. At the GTJ, the Pacific plate, Cocos plate, and Nazca plate meet incompletely
Galápagos_microplate
Western part of the Cocos–Nazca spreading centre
spreading center or Cocos–Nazca rift is a divergent boundary that forms the western part of the Cocos–Nazca spreading centre between the Cocos and Nazca plates
Galápagos_spreading_centre
in Panama was uplifted during the subduction of the unusually thick Cocos Ridge oceanic crust, which also produced the four kilometer high Talamanca
Geology_of_Panama
Subduction characterized by a low subduction angle
Rica: 82–84 degrees W associated with the Cocos Ridge Mexico: 96–100 degrees W associated with the Tehuantepec Ridge Cascadian, United States: 46–49 degrees
Flat_slab_subduction
Ridge Carlsberg Ridge Central Indian Ridge Chile Rise Cocos Ridge East Pacific Rise East Scotia Ridge Explorer Ridge Gakkel Ridge (Mid-Arctic Ridge)
List of submarine topographical features
List_of_submarine_topographical_features
Species of plant in the palm family
The coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or the archaic
Coconut
Genus of fishes
as a new species. C. coloratus was described from the "Pacific over Cocos Ridge" at 5°43'N, 85°50'W, named as Albatross station 3363 at a depth of 978
Chaunacops
Tectonic boundary
Kshiroda Oceanic ridges Aden Ridge Carlsberg Ridge Central Indian Ridge Chile Ridge Cocos Ridge East Pacific Rise Explorer Ridge Gakkel Ridge Galápagos Spreading
Philippine_Mobile_Belt
Hierarchical outline list of articles related to plate tectonics
Eurasian Plates Aden Ridge – Rift portion in Gulf of Aden Cocos Ridge – Aseismic ridge within the Cocos plate Explorer Ridge – Mid-ocean ridge west of British
Outline_of_plate_tectonics
Largest earthquake recorded in Panamanian history
American plate and the back-arc thrusting transferred subduction of the Cocos Ridge along most of Costa Rica is what formed the NPDB. Active folding within
1882_Panama_earthquake
Small fully subducted tectonic plate near Indonesia
the Molucca Sea is a narrow basin underlined by a north‐south ophiolitic ridge, which uplifts the central region of the basin. While the scientific community
Molucca_Sea_plate
Spreading centre under central eastern Pacific Ocean
The Cocos–Nazca spreading centre (CNSC, Cocos–Nazca spreading system) is the divergent boundary between the Cocos and Nazca plates. It extends from close
Cocos–Nazca_spreading_centre
that host the fractures are Nazca, Pacific, Antarctic, Juan de Fuca and Cocos among others. Fracture zones being subducted under Southern and Central
List_of_fracture_zones
Carnegie Ridge Chile Rise Darwin Rise East Pacific Rise East Tasman Plateau Explorer Ridge Cocos–Nazca spreading centre Gorda Ridge Hollister Ridge Juan de
Geology_of_the_Pacific_Ocean
Species of fish
Scorpaena cocosensis, the Cocos scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It is found
Scorpaena_cocosensis
Ridge in the Pacific Ocean
Malpelo Ridges. At about 14.5 Ma the spreading center jumped south, such that most of the magmatism affected the Cocos Plate and caused the Malpelo Ridge to
Carnegie_Ridge
Marine area of the northeast quarter of the Indian Ocean
Alternative names are Cocos Basin (after the Cocos Islands) and West Australian Basin. It lies east of the Ninety East Ridge and west of Western Australia
Wharton_Basin
Spreading ridge during the Late Cretaceous
Juan de Fuca Plate and Cocos Plate, and then later fragmented further to form the Rivera Plate. Once the Pacific-Farallon Ridge began subducting beneath
Pacific–Farallon_Ridge
Ridge on the floor of the Pacific Ocean
west from (north to south) the North American plate, the Rivera plate, the Cocos plate, the Nazca plate, and the Antarctic plate. It runs south from the
East_Pacific_Rise
Tectonic plate junction in the Pacific Ocean
the Nazca, Cocos, and Pacific plates was once colliding in various areas[clarification needed] but now is a simple RRR (ridge-ridge-ridge), with all divergent
Galápagos_triple_junction
Divergent plate boundary off the coast of the Pacific Northwest region of North America
Pacific-Farallon ridge, was pushed underneath the North American Plate, splitting what remained into the Juan de Fuca Plate to the North and the Cocos Plate and
Juan_de_Fuca_Ridge
Fossil divergent boundary
Rise Cocos-Nazca rift Guatemala Basin Peru Basin Nazca Ridge Salas y Gómez Ridge Bauer Basin East Pacific Rise Cocas Ridge Carnegie Ridge Peru–
Galápagos_Rise
Meeting point of three tectonic plates
types of plate margin that meet at them (e.g. fault–fault–trench, ridge–ridge–ridge, or abbreviated F-F-T, R-R-R). Of the ten possible types of triple
Triple_junction
Oceanic tectonic plate under the Pacific Ocean
American plate along the San Andreas Fault, and a divergent boundary with the Cocos plate. The south-eastern side is a divergent boundary with the Nazca plate
Pacific_plate
Oceanic tectonic plate in the eastern Pacific Ocean basin
Pacific Rise. The northern side is a divergent boundary with the Cocos plate, the Cocos–Nazca spreading centre. The subduction of the Nazca plate under
Nazca_plate
Small tectonic plate off the coasts of Ecuador and Colombia
Bialas, Joerg (2003), "Seismic structure of Cocos and Malpelo Volcanic Ridges and implications for hot spot-ridge interaction" (PDF), Journal of Geophysical
Malpelo_plate
Transform fault zone pull-apart basin on the floor of the Caribbean Sea
part of the diffuse triple junction of the North American, Caribbean and Cocos plates. The relatively narrow trough trends east-northeast to west-southwest
Cayman_Trough
Large tectonic plate including most of North America, Greenland and part of Siberia
Mountains is composed of such terranes. The southern boundary with the Cocos plate to the west and the Caribbean plate to the east is a transform fault
North_American_plate
American journalist (born 1975)
Fusion Expedition (2015), which brings attention to the plight of sharks in Cocos Island, a national park off the shore of Costa Rica. Also in 2015, she interviewed
Stephanie_Ruhle
Linear feature between two tectonic plates
Mid-Atlantic Ridge Red Sea Rift Baikal Rift Zone – incipient plate boundary East African Rift – incipient plate boundary East Pacific Rise Gakkel Ridge Cocos–Nazca
Divergent_boundary
Appalachian Plateau Blue Ridge Mountains Coastal Plain Piedmont Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians Regions of Guam include: Cocos Island Guam (main island)
List of regions of the United States
List_of_regions_of_the_United_States
School in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia
Cocos Islands District High School (Cocos Islands Malay: Sekolah Tinggi Daerah Pulu Kokos) is the only school of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an integrated
Cocos Islands District High School
Cocos_Islands_District_High_School
Part of the motion of a tectonic plate caused by its subduction
the Mid-Tertiary ignimbrite flare-up and later left as Juan de Fuca and Cocos plates, the Basin and Range Province under extension, with slab break off
Slab_pull
Colombian island
underwater Malpelo Ridge were created along with the Carnegie Ridge in the Late Miocene by a very complex interaction between the Cocos-Nazca Spreading Centre
Malpelo_Island
Tropical cyclone season
east-southeast of the Cocos Islands on 8 January. Cyclone Sally slowly moved to the southwest, under the influence of a mid-level ridge to the southeast,
2004–05 Australian region cyclone season
2004–05_Australian_region_cyclone_season
Ancient oceanic plate that has mostly subducted under the North American plate
Kula plate Kula–Farallon Ridge Pacific–Farallon Ridge San Andreas Fault Notes Lonsdale, Peter (2005-08-01). "Creation of the Cocos and Nazca plates by fission
Farallon_plate
Island in the Indian Ocean
arm of the atoll. Cocos forest, essentially monotypic (Cocos bon Dieu), with the understory consisting of coconut seedlings Cocos-Hernandia forest, dominated
Diego_Garcia
Undersea ridge off the coast of Mexico
within the tectonic Cocos plate, separating the lower and older seafloor of the Guatemala Basin which lies southeast of the ridge from higher and younger
Tehuantepec_Ridge
had developed on a shear line about 1300 km (810 mi) to the northwest of Cocos Island. Over the next couple of days the depression gradually developed
1979–80 Australian region cyclone season
1979–80_Australian_region_cyclone_season
Types of plate boundaries
plate at the Peru–Chile Trench. Just north of the Nazca plate, the oceanic Cocos plate subducts under the Caribbean plate and forms the Middle America Trench
List of tectonic plate interactions
List_of_tectonic_plate_interactions
Tectonic belt of earthquakes and volcanoes
boundaries around the Pacific Ocean. These include: the Antarctic, Nazca and Cocos plates subducting beneath the South American plate; the Pacific and Juan
Ring_of_Fire
Tectonic plate that existed during the early Paleozoic through late Cenozoic time
the Rivera and Cocos plates were formed by the fragmentation of the Farallon plate. The Antarctic–Phoenix Ridge, a mid-oceanic ridge between the Antarctic
Phoenix_plate
Small island in the Galápagos Islands
Platform to the Galápagos spreading center, a mid-ocean ridge separating the Nazca and Cocos tectonic plates. The formation of Darwin Island is different
Darwin_Island
(PDF) from the original on 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-13. "Case Study: Cocos Island National Park". education.nationalgeographic.org. Archived from the
List of isolated islands and archipelagos
List_of_isolated_islands_and_archipelagos
islands lie on the Pacific Plate with most of Oceania, and Cocos Island lies on the self-named Cocos Plate, which contains no other islands besides Colombia's
List of transcontinental countries
List_of_transcontinental_countries
Small island in Aiga-i-le-Tai District, Samoa
above sea level. It is a small, forested, rocky outcrop with coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) and a conservation area for flying foxes. The surrounding sea
Nuʻulopa
Naming policy; adoption of an official place name that combines two names
Karrawirra Parri. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands had their official dual name attested from 1916; it was made official with the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act
Dual_naming
First period of the Cenozoic Era
plates and the Farallon plate split again forming the present date Nazca and Cocos plates. The Kula plate lay between Pacific plate and North America. To the
Paleogene
Small tectonic plate in Central America
actively spreading ridges and moves relatively independently of its surrounding plates. The Panama plate is located between the Cocos plate and the Nazca
Panama_plate
Island in the Galápagos Archipelago
Platform to the Galápagos Spreading Center, a mid ocean ridge separating the Nazca and Cocos tectonic plates. Like its near neighbor Darwin Island, Wolf
Wolf_Island
Tectonic plate off the coast south of Panama and northwestern Colombia
Bialas, Joerg (2003), "Seismic structure of Cocos and Malpelo Volcanic Ridges and implications for hot spot-ridge interaction" (PDF), Journal of Geophysical
Coiba_plate
Active seismic zone in South Carolina
American plate interacts with the Cocos plate. This is marked by a subduction zone at the Middle America Trench, where the Cocos plate subducts under the North
Charleston_seismic_zone
Regionalisation of oceanic waters of Australia
Central Western Province Central Western Transition Christmas Island Province Cocos (Keeling) Island Province Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition Kenn Province
Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia
Integrated_Marine_and_Coastal_Regionalisation_of_Australia
the Cocos Plate and Nazca Plate, divided by the east-west Colon spreading ridge. The tectonics of Costa Rica are more complicated because the Cocos Plate
Geology_of_Costa_Rica
Easter Sunday Raid: April 1942 Battle of Madagascar: May–November 1942 Cocos Island Mutiny: May 1942 Battle of La Réunion: November 1942 Indian Ocean
List_of_World_War_II_battles
Movement of Earth's lithosphere
plates, the eight largest of which are the Arabian, Caribbean, Juan de Fuca, Cocos, Nazca, Philippine Sea, Scotia and Somali. During the 2020s, new proposals
Plate_tectonics
northwest of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Bessi was initially moving westwards, but turned to the south as a mid-level trough weakened the subtropical ridge which
2001–02 Australian region cyclone season
2001–02_Australian_region_cyclone_season
Geologic feature in California, United States
subducted, with remnants including the Juan de Fuca plate, Rivera plate, Cocos plate, and the Nazca plate) was beginning to reach the subduction zone off
San_Andreas_Fault
Cyclone season in Australia
brought heavy rainfall and gale-force winds while passing close to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. However, minimal damage was reported. On 27 December
2025–26 Australian region cyclone season
2025–26_Australian_region_cyclone_season
Island in the southern Indian Ocean
and Antarctica – as well as the British Indian Ocean Territory and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (about 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi) from each). It is the
Île_Amsterdam
Speakers of Austronesian languages
people to the United States, Canada, Australia, the UK, mainland Europe, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Hong Kong, Macau,
Austronesian_peoples
Geographical convention
geology. Malpelo is one of only two islands on the Cocos Plate (with the other being Costa Rica's Cocos Island). It is among the easternmost and least remote
Boundaries between the continents
Boundaries_between_the_continents
Small tectonic plate in the eastern North Pacific
Panthalassa's oceanic plate remnants are understood to be the Juan de Fuca, Gorda, Cocos and the Nazca plates, all four of which were part of the Farallon plate
Juan_de_Fuca_plate
Species of shark
the Juan Fernández Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, the Galapagos Islands, Cocos Island, the Revillagigedo Islands, Clipperton Island, and Malpelo. There
Galapagos_shark
Cyclone season in Australia
— also formed during December. Tropical Low 07U formed southeast of the Cocos Islands and JTWC designated it as a tropical storm. 08U later developed
2024–25 Australian region cyclone season
2024–25_Australian_region_cyclone_season
cyclone Graham was classified the next day about 750 km (470 mi) northwest of Cocos Island. Within 24 hours, an eye developed. Shortly thereafter, Graham turned
1991–92 Australian region cyclone season
1991–92_Australian_region_cyclone_season
DOUBLE DIAMOND FIRE FM-5053-TX 2014 CA POINSETTIA FIRE FM-5054-CA 2014 CA COCOS FIRE FM-5055-CA 2014 OR TWO BULLS FIRE FM-5056-OR 2014 CA BUTTS FIRE FM-5057-CA
List of FEMA Disaster and other Emergency Declarations
List_of_FEMA_Disaster_and_other_Emergency_Declarations
School in Australia
Ridge View Secondary College is an Independent Public secondary school in Baldivis, a suburb 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Perth, Western Australia.
Ridge_View_Secondary_College
Autonomous outer island of Mauritius
Leguat Giant Tortoise Reserve) and two islets, Île aux Sables and Île aux Cocos have been declared nature reserves (under the Forest and Reserves Act 1983)
Rodrigues
system that moved on a generally westward path from south of Sumatra to the Cocos Islands from 28 March to 3 April 1994. It passed about 100 km to the south
1993–94 Australian region cyclone season
1993–94_Australian_region_cyclone_season
Sedimentary basin
subduction Antarctic plate Carnegie Ridge Chile Ridge Juan Fernández Ridge Malpelo Ridge Nazca plate Nazca Ridge Faults and shear zones Atacama Boconó
Amazon Basin (sedimentary basin)
Amazon_Basin_(sedimentary_basin)
Geological process at mid-ocean ridges
Mid-ocean ridges. New York: Cambridge. ISBN 9781107017528. OCLC 842323181. Wilson, Douglas S. (1996-10-15). "Fastest known spreading on the Miocene Cocos-Pacific
Seafloor_spreading
Transform fault producing new crust
Siqueiros transform fault in the Eastern Pacific between the Pacific and Cocos plates. This region is host to young volcanic sites producing picritic basalt
Leaky_transform_fault
Species of gastropod
has been recorded from waters surrounding Cocos Island, Costa Rica, located in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Cocos Island is a remote oceanic island approximately
Phyllonotus_eversoni
School in Collie, Western Australia
Merredin (K–12) Narrogin Northam Indian Ocean Territories Christmas Island* Cocos Islands* Former schools Bentley Cannington City Beach Claremont Craigie
Collie_Senior_High_School
island Oceanic Australia 135 52 1,496 11.1 29 Indian Ocean, Australasia Cocos (Keeling) Islands CC CCK Archipelago Oceanic Australia 14 5.4 596 42.6 110
List_of_island_countries
Third planet from the Sun
50 and 55 Ma. The fastest-moving plates are the oceanic plates, with the Cocos Plate advancing at a rate of 75 mm/a (3.0 in/year) and the Pacific Plate
Earth
Species of fish
Western Australia, through the Rowley Shoals, Scott and Ashmore Reefs, Cocos and Christmas Islands to Sumatra. It inhabits reef lagoons and outer reef
Pink_skunk_clownfish
Species of fish
in the eastern Pacific from Chile to Baja California Sur in Mexico and Cocos Island. It is a demersal species of rocky areas and rubble at depths of
Scorpaena_afuerae
External territory of Australia
Norfolk Island, the Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Macquarie Island, and Lord Howe Island. In part to carry
Norfolk_Island
Subregion of the Asian continent
Southeast Asia.[excessive citations] Similarly, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands have strong cultural ties with Maritime Southeast Asia
Southeast_Asia
Continuous geographic trench from Asia to Southeast Africa
Lebanon either side of the Beqaa Valley. The Red Sea Rift is a mid-ocean ridge that accommodates the increasing separation between the Nubian and Arabian
Great_Rift_Valley
Capital city of India
as Lutyens' Bungalow Zone. Before construction could begin on the rocky ridge of Raisina Hill, a circular railway line around the Council House (now Parliament
New_Delhi
- Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-09-10. "Flagstaff Ridge Southwest". Peakbagger. Retrieved 2017-01-23. KLM Aerocarto (1971). Sint
List of elevation extremes by country
List_of_elevation_extremes_by_country
Complex volcano in El Salvador
(1,960 metres altitude). San Salvador is the result of subduction as the Cocos plate subducts under the Caribbean plate. More than 90% of subsurface lithology
San_Salvador_(volcano)
School in Perth, Western Australia
Merredin (K–12) Narrogin Northam Indian Ocean Territories Christmas Island* Cocos Islands* Former schools Bentley Cannington City Beach Claremont Craigie
Ballajura_Community_College
Volcanic region hotter than the surrounding mantle
6 (Galápagos hotspot) Nazca Plate, w= 1 az= 096° ±5° rate= 55 ±8 mm/yr Cocos Plate, w= 0.5 az= 045° ±6° Possibly related to the Caribbean large igneous
Hotspot_(geology)
Cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean
Australian basin, located northwest of Cocos Island, or about 1,165 km (724 mi) southwest of Sumatra. With a ridge to the south, the system moved generally
2000–01 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
2000–01_South-West_Indian_Ocean_cyclone_season
School in Perth, Western Australia
Merredin (K–12) Narrogin Northam Indian Ocean Territories Christmas Island* Cocos Islands* Former schools Bentley Cannington City Beach Claremont Craigie
Harrisdale_Senior_High_School
Maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft family
A9-754, lost a wing leading edge and crashed into shallow water in the Cocos Island; one crewman was killed. It was cut up and became an artificial reef
Lockheed_P-3_Orion
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