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For purposes of this list, a minor plate is any plate with an area less than 20 million km 2 (7.7 million sq mi) but greater than 1 million km 2 (0.39 million sq mi). Amurian microplate – A minor tectonic plate in eastern Asia; Arabian plate – Minor tectonic plate – 5,000,000 km 2 (1,900,000 sq mi)
Pages in category "Tectonic plates" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of tectonic plates; A.
Obduction zones occurs when the continental plate is pushed under the oceanic plate, but this is unusual as the relative densities of the tectonic plates favours subduction of the oceanic plate. This causes the oceanic plate to buckle and usually results in a new mid-ocean ridge forming and turning the obduction into subduction. [citation needed]
Plate tectonics (from Latin tectonicus, from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós) 'pertaining to building') is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since 3–4 billion years ago.
The Amurian microplate (or Amur microplate; also occasionally referred to as the China plate, not to be confused with the Yangtze plate) [citation needed] is a minor tectonic plate in the northern and eastern hemispheres. The Amurian Plate is named after the Amur River, which forms the border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China.
Plate tectonics (from Latin tectonicus, from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós) 'pertaining to building') [1] is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since 3–4 billion years ago.
The Burma plate, showing boundaries with the India plate (the Sunda Trench) and the Sunda plate (through the Andaman Sea) The Burma plate is a minor tectonic plate or microplate located in Southeast Asia, sometimes considered a part of the larger Eurasian plate. The Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, and northwestern Sumatra are
The Somali plate is a minor tectonic plate which straddles the Equator in the Eastern Hemisphere.It is currently in the process of separating from the African plate along the East African Rift Valley.