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Rodrigues triple junction
The Rodrigues triple junction (RTJ), also known as the central Indian [Ocean] triple junction (CITJ) is a geologic triple junction in the southern Indian Ocean where three tectonic plates meet: the African plate, the Indo-Australian plate, and the Antarctic plate. The triple junction is named for the island of Rodrigues which lies 1,000 km (620 mi) north-west of it.
The RTJ was first recognized in 1971,[1] then described as a stable R-R-R (ridge-ridge-ridge) triple junction based on coarse ship data.[2]
- ^ McKenzie & Sclater 1971, Indian Ocean triple junction, pp. 488–494
- ^ Mitchell 1991, Introduction, pp. 8019–8020
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