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Determinations of the relative motions of the three rigid plates which meet at a triple junction lead to an estimate of the pole position for one plate if the motions of the other two are well determined. In this way, the Pacific-Nazca pole is found to a fair approximation.
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HEY, R., DEFFEYES, K., JOHNSON, G. et al. The Galapagos Triple Junction and Plate Motions in the East Pacific. Nature 237, 20–22 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237020a0
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