Wilkes transform system and "nannoplate"

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Research Article| July 01, 1993 Wilkes transform system and "nannoplate" John A. Goff; John A. Goff 1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Daniel J. Fornari; Daniel J. Fornari 2Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James R. Cochran; James R. Cochran 2Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Christopher Keeley; Christopher Keeley 2Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Alberto Malinverno Alberto Malinverno 2Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information John A. Goff 1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 Daniel J. Fornari 2Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York 10964 James R. Cochran 2Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York 10964 Christopher Keeley 2Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York 10964 Alberto Malinverno 2Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York 10964 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1993) 21 (7): 623–626. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0623:WTSAN>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation John A. Goff, Daniel J. Fornari, James R. Cochran, Christopher Keeley, Alberto Malinverno; Wilkes transform system and "nannoplate". Geology 1993;; 21 (7): 623–626. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0623:WTSAN>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract A recent Hydrosweep survey of the Wilkes transform system, the second-fastest-slipping transform on the mid-ocean ridge system, shows it to be a highly complex and continually evolving plate boundary. An area ∼50 km2 north of the eastern part of the Wilkes transform appears to be rotating counterclockwise in accordance with the theory of edge-driven microplate kinematics. We have called this region a "nannoplate" to distinguish it both as a separate small area of lithosphere between the Pacific and Nazca plates and as a smaller and less stable phenomenon than a microplate. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.