What is Nazca plate?
[[File:NazcaPlate.png|thumb|300px|The Nazca Plate]] The '''Nazca plate''' is an oceanic [[tectonic plate]] in the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is named after the [[Nazca]] region of southern [[Peru]]. The region is off the west coast of [[South America]]. The ongoing [[subduction]] of the Nazca plate under the [[South American plate]] is largely responsible for the [[Andes|Andean]] [[orogeny]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blplate_size_table.htm|title=Sizes of Tectonic or Lithospheric Plates|work=About.com Geology|access-date=4 January 2016|archive-date=5 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605161523/http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blplate_size_table.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{-}} {{science-stub}} [[Category:Tectonic plates]] [[Category:Pacific Ocean]]