Carnegie Ridge

1°00′S 83°00′W / 1.0°S 83.0°W / -1.0; -83.0

The Carnegie Ridge is an aseismic ridge on the Nazca plate that is being subducted beneath the South American plate. The ridge is thought to be a result of the passage of the Nazca Plate over the Galápagos hotspot. It is named for the research vessel Carnegie, which discovered it in 1929.

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