The Cyprus Arc is a part of the plate boundary zone that accommodates the motion of the African plate relative to the Anatolian plate. It is an arcuate depression located in the southern reaches of Cyprus. The Cyprus Arc is considered to be in collision between the African and Eurasian plates. The arc is linked into the Latakia Ridge to the west via the East Anatolian Fault (EAF).
References
- Mart, Y.; Ryan, W. "The tectonics of Cyprus Arc: a model of complex continental collision". The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System. Bibcode:2003EAEJA.....2282M.
- Hall, J.; Calon, T. J.; Aksu, A. E.; Meade, S. R. (2005-10-20). "Structural evolution of the Latakia Ridge and Cyprus Basin at the front of the Cyprus Arc, Eastern Mediterranean Sea". Marine Geology. Miocene to Recent tectonic evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean. 221 (1): 261–297. doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2005.03.007. ISSN 0025-3227.
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The Cyprus Arc is a part of the plate boundary zone that accommodates the motion of the African plate relative to the Anatolian plate It is an arcuate depression located in the southern reaches of Cyprus The Cyprus Arc is considered to be in collision between the African and Eurasian plates The arc is linked into the Latakia Ridge to the west via the East Anatolian Fault EAF Cyprus ArcReferencesMart Y Ryan W The tectonics of Cyprus Arc a model of complex continental collision The Smithsonian NASA Astrophysics Data System Bibcode 2003EAEJA 2282M Hall J Calon T J Aksu A E Meade S R 2005 10 20 Structural evolution of the Latakia Ridge and Cyprus Basin at the front of the Cyprus Arc Eastern Mediterranean Sea Marine Geology Miocene to Recent tectonic evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean 221 1 261 297 doi 10 1016 j margeo 2005 03 007 ISSN 0025 3227 This tectonics article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte
