Rivera Fracture Zone

American

[ri-vair-uh frak-cher zohn, ree-ve-rah] / rɪˈvɛər ə ˈfræk tʃər ˌzoʊn, riˈḇɛ rɑ /

noun

Geology, Oceanography.

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

First recorded in 1930–35

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