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Explain what makes the Queen Charlotte Fault a transform fault

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Answer:

Queen Charlotte Fault  / Fairweather Fault.

Explanation:

Queen Charlotte is an active transform fault. It is a Canadian right-lateral strike-slip fault, that marks the boundary between North America and the Pacific ocean. it is due to the high magnitude of earthquakes occurring since 1949 and is a triple junction. Also, the pacific plate is actively subducting underneath the North American plate so the motion becomes a transform fault, the recent seafloor spreading reveals

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