Chile fracture zone

{{Short description|Major strike-slip fault and fracture zone on the Antarctic–Nazca plate boundary}}

{{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=right|frame-width=255|frame-height=175|frame-long=-105|frame-lat=-33.5|zoom=2|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Fracture zone}}|text=Approximate surface projection on ocean of Chile and Challenger fracture zones (violet). Other nearby fracture zones (orange) and associated features of fracture zones are also shown (lighter orange) as are mid-oceanic ridges (white). Click to expand map to obtain interactive fracture zone details.General citations for named fracture zones are at page Wikipedia:Map data/Fracture zone and specific citations are in interactive detail.}}

The Chile fracture zone (CFZ) is a major strike slip fault and fracture zone in the Chile Rise. The Chile Fracture Zone runs in an eastwest direction almost parallel to nearby Juan Fernández Ridge and makes up a large part of the Antarctic—Nazca plate boundary. It was discovered by HMS Challenger{{cite web|url=https://marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=7552|access-date=1 November 2023|title=Marine Gazetteer:Chile Fracture Zone}}