In plate tectonics, a transform boundary (also known as transform fault boundary, transform plate boundary, transform plate margin, slip boundary or conservative plate boundary) is said to occur when tectonic plates slide and grind against each other along a transform fault. The relative motion of such plates is horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction. Plate tectonics (from the Greek word for one who constructs and destroys, τεκτων, tektoon) is a theory of geology developed to explain the phenomenon of continental drift and is currently the theory accepted by the vast majority of scientists working in this area. ... The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century. ... A transform fault is a geological fault that is a special case of strike-slip faulting which terminates abruptly, at both ends, at a major transverse geological feature. ... In physics, motion means a change in the position of a body with respect to time, as measured by a particular observer in a particular frame of reference. ... Horizontal is an orientation relating to, or in parallel with the horizon, and thus perpendicular to the vertical. ... A sinistral is a horizontal movement of blocks either side of a geological fault. ... A dextral is a horizontal movement of blocks either side of a geological fault. ...
Most transform boundaries are found on the ocean floor, where they often offset active spreading ridges to form a zigzag plate boundary. However the most famous transform boundaries are found on land. Age of oceanic crust. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Sacramento Los Angeles Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi 410,000 km² 250 miles 400 km 770 miles 1,240 km 4. ... View of the San Andreas Fault on the Carrizo Plain in central California San Andreas Fault is a geological fault that spans a length of roughly 800 miles (1287 kilometres) through California, United States. ... The Alpine Fault is easily visible from space, running along the western edge of the Southern Alps from the south-western coast towards the north-eastern corner of the South Island. ... The North Anatolian Fault (Turkish: Kuzey Anadolu Fayı) is one of the most energetic earthquake zones in the world. ... The Indonesian island of Sumatra is located in a highly seismic area of the world. ...
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