Cyprus arc
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The Cyprus arc is 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 plate
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African Plate
The African Plate is a tectonic plate which includes the continent of Africa, as well as oceanic crust which lies between the continent and various surrounding ocean ridges.-Boundaries:...
relative to the Anatolian Plate
Anatolian Plate
The Anatolian Plate is a continental tectonic plate consisting primarily of the country of Turkey.The easterly side is a boundary with the Arabian Plate, the East Anatolian Fault, a left lateral transform fault....
. It is an arcuate
Arcuate
Arcuate can refer to:* Arcuate delta, a type of river delta* Arcuate fasciculus* Arcuate line * Arcuate artery* Arcuate nucleus* Arcuate nucleus * Internal arcuate fibers of the brain...
depression located in the southern reaches of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. The Cyprus arc is considered to be in collision between the African and Eurasian plate
Eurasian Plate
The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate which includes most of the continent of Eurasia , with the notable exceptions of the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent, and the area east of the Chersky Range in East Siberia...
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