Examples
- The Bolivian Orocline is a seaward concave bending in the coast of South America and the Andes mountains at about 18° S.[4][5] At this point the orientation of the Andes turns from Northwest in Peru to South in Chile and Argentina.[5] The Andean segment north and south of the orocline have been rotated 15° to 20° counter clockwise and clockwise respectively.[5][6] The orocline area overlaps with the area of maximum width of the Altiplano Plateau. According to Isacks (1988) the orocline is related to crustal shortening.[4] The specific point at 18° S where the coastline bends is known as the Arica Elbow.[7]
- The Maipo Orocline or Maipo Transition Zone is an orocline located between 30° S and 38°S in the Andes with a break in trend at 33° S.[8]
- The Arauco Orocline a subtle orocline located at 37° S in south-central Chile. It marks a seaward-convex bend in the Andes.[9]
- Cantabrian Orocline[10] and Gibraltar Orocline,[11] Spain.
- Carpathian Orocline, Romania.[12]
- Balkan Orocline, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia.[12]
- Northern Apennines Orocline, Southern Apennines Orocline[13] and Calabrian Orocline,[11] Italy
- Western Alps Orocline, Italy, France and Switzerland.[14]
Oroclines in cratons
- Bothnian oroclines in the Svecofennian Domain in Finland and Sweden.[15]
- Inari orocline including the Lapland Granulite Belt in Finland, Norway and Russia.[15]
- Lachlan Orocline, eastern Australia[16]
- Dabashan Orocline, China[17]