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Tectonic plates

African plate
A major tectonic plate underlying Africa west of the East African Rift
Antarctic plate
A tectonic plate containing the continent of Antarctica and extending outward under the surrounding oceans
Arabian plate
A minor tectonic plate consisting mostly of the Arabian Peninsula, extending northward to Mesopotamia and the Levant
Caribbean plate
A mostly oceanic tectonic plate including part of Central America and the Caribbean Sea
Cocos plate
Young oceanic tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Central America
Eurasian plate
A tectonic plate which includes most of the continent of Eurasia
Farallon plate
An ancient oceanic plate that has mostly subducted under the west coast of the North American Plate
Indo-Australian plate
A major tectonic plate formed by the fusion of the Indian and Australian plates
Juan de Fuca plate
A small tectonic plate in the eastern North Pacific
Nazca plate
Oceanic tectonic plate in the eastern Pacific Ocean basin
North American plate
Large tectonic plate including most of North America, Greenland and part of Siberia.
Pacific plate
An oceanic tectonic plate under the Pacific Ocean
Philippine Sea plate
Oceanic tectonic plate to the east of the Philippines
South American plate
Major tectonic plate which includes most of South America and a large part of the south Atlantic