DescriptionAmericas Tectonic Plate Map - by NOAA.jpg
English: Map of tectonic plates around South America. Along the western coast of Chile, three of Earth’s tectonic plates intersect at the Chile Triple Junction (CTJ). Arrows show direction of relative motion of plates.
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Expedition Educaton Module image: Along the western coast of Chile, three of Earth’s tectonic plates intersect in a way that does not occur anywhere else on the planet