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Rivera Fracture Zone

[ ri-vair-uh frak-cher zohn; Spanish ree-ve-rah ]

noun

, Geology, Oceanography.
  1. a fracture zone that runs along the southwest boundary of the Rivera Plate: originally but inaccurately named the Rivera Transform Fault.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rivera Fracture Zone1

First recorded in 1930–35

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Rivera, DiegoRivera Plate