The Juan Fernández Ridge is a volcanic island and seamount chain on the Nazca Plate. It runs in a west-east direction from the Juan Fernández hotspot to the Peru–Chile Trench at a latitude of 33° S near Valparaíso. The Juan Fernández Islands are the only seamounts that reach the surface.
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- von Huene, R.; Corvalán, J.; Flueh, E. R.; Hinz, K.; Korstgard, J.; Ranero, C. R.; Weinrebe, W. (1997), "Tectonic control of the subducting Juan Fernández Ridge on the Andean margin near Valparaiso, Chile", Tectonics (Wiley) 16 (3): 474–488, doi:10.1029/96TC03703
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