Nazca
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Experts at the US Geological Survey said the quake was likely caused by movement along a deep fault within the Nazca tectonic plate.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
One friend jokingly asked if he was drawing the Nazca lines across the city, but Papas wrote it off as just trying to clock extra mileage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Gofar fault is a deep underwater fracture where the Pacific and Nazca tectonic plates slide past one another at roughly 140 millimeters per year, about as fast as fingernails grow.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
Peru is home to many of the Americas' most significant archaeological discoveries, including the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in the Andes and the mysterious Nazca Lines etched into the desert along the central coast.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2025
An obvious example on the southern coast is the Nazca, famous for the huge patterns they set into the ground.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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