Azores Plateau Explained

The Azores Plateau or Azores Platform is an oceanic plateau encompassing the Azores archipelago and the Azores Triple Junction in the North Atlantic Ocean.^[1] It was formed by the Azores hotspot 20 million years ago and is still associated with active volcanism.^{[1] [2]}

The plateau consists of a roughly triangular-shaped large igneous province that lies less than below sea level.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

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2. Azores hotspot signature in the upper mantle . Silveria, G. . Stutzmann, E. . Davaille, A. . Montagner, J. . Mendes-Victor, L. . Sebai, A. . amp . . 2006 . 156 . 1–2 . 23–34 . 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.03.022. 2006JVGR..156...23S .
3. Web site: A Comparative Study on Strong Ground Motion in Two Volcanic Environments: Azores and Iceland. Oliveira. Carlos S.. Sigbjornsson. Ragnar. Ólafsson. Simon. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. 2004. 2018-11-24.
4. Hildenbrand. Anthony. Weis. Dominique. Madureira. Pedro. Margues. Fernando Ornelas. Recent plate re-organization at the Azores Triple Junction: Evidence from combined geochemical and geochronological data on Faial, S. Jorge and Terceira volcanic islands. 2014. Lithos. 210-211. Elsevier. 27. 0024-4937. 10.1016/j.lithos.2014.09.009. 2014Litho.210...27H . 10174/13522. free.