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These are the 16 tectonic plates:
Pacific Plate
Juan Da Fuca Plate
Cocos Plate
Caribean Plate
Nazca Plate
North America Plate
South America Plate
Scotia Plate
Antarctica Plate
African Plate
Arabian Plate
Indian Plate
Eurasian Plate
Pacific Plate
Philippine Plate
Indo-Austrailian Plate
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pacific, north american, south american, eurasia, african, indian, antarctic, Australia, scotia, Fiji, arabian, mi-atlantic, carrian, nazca
The seven major plates are: African Plate; Antarctic Plate; Eurasian Plate; Indo-Australian Plate; North American Plate; Pacific Plate; and the South American Plate.
There are also secondary and tertiary plates.
The main 7 tectonic plates around the world are: the Eurasian plate; African plate; Indo-Australian plate; Pacific plate; North American plate; South American plate; and the Antarctic plate.
The related link below has some maps of these plates.
African Plate
South American Plate
Antarctica Plate
Philippine Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
Pacific Plate
Eurasian Plate
North American Plate
Nazca Plate
The top ten sized tectonic plates are :-
- Pacific Plate - 103,280,000 km2
- North American Plate - 75,888,000 km2
- Eurasian Plate - 67,811,000 km2
- African Plate - 61,334,000 km2
- Antarctic Plate - 60,916,000 km2
- Australian Plate - 47,152,000 km2
- South American Plate - 43,617,000 km2
- Nazca Plate - 15,630,000 km2
- Indian Plate - 11,920,000 km2
- Philippine Plate - 5,447,000 km2
Antarctic Plate Pacific Plate
African Plate
Eurasian Plate
Capricorn plate
North American Plate
South American Plate
Australian Plate
Indian plate
Nasca plate
Pacific, North american, South American, Eurasian, African, Indian, Antarctic, Australian, Scotia, Fiji, Arabian, Mid-atlantic, Carribean, Nazca
There are seven Primary plates, as follows:
African Plate
Antarctic Plate
Eurasian Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
North American Plate
Pacific Plate
South American Plate
There are also seven Secondary plates, as follows:
Arabian Plate
Caribbean Plate
Cocos Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate
Nazca Plate
Philippine Sea Plate
Scotia Plate
The major tectonic plates on Earth are the Pacific Plate, the Indo-Australian Plate, the North American Plate, the Eurasian Plate, the African Plate, the South American Plate and the Antarctic Plate.
Please also see the related question.
Plate Area (Sq Km) African - 61,334,000 Antarctic - 60,916,000 Arabian - 5,010,900 Australian - 47,152,000 Caribbean - 3,319,000 Cocos - 2,860,000 Eurasian - 67,811,000 Indian - 11,920,000 North American - 75,888,000 Pacific - 103,280,000
Plate -- Area (Sq Km)
African - 61,334,000
Antarctic - 60,916,000
Arabian - 5,010,900
Australian - 47,152,000
Caribbean - 3,319,000
Cocos - 2,860,000
Eurasian - 67,811,000
Indian - 11,920,000
Juan de Fuca - 252,000
Nazca - 15,630,000
North American - 75,888,000
Pacific - 103,280,000
Philippine - 5,447,000
Scotia - 1,651,000
Somali - 16,667,000
South American - 43,617,000
Bismark microplate - 286,000
Burma microplate - 1,110,000
Caroline microplate - 1,720,000
Easter microplate - 133,000
Explorer microplate - 18,400
Fiji microplates - 1,144,000
Galapagos microplate - 12,000
Gorda microplate - 69,600
Juan Fernandez microplate - 96,000
Mariana microplate - 364,000
Rivera microplate - 73,000
Solomon microplate - 254,000
South Sandwich microplate - 166,000
Tonga microplate - 962,000
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∙ 13y agoPlate -- Area (Sq Km)
African - 61,334,000
Antarctic - 60,916,000
Arabian - 5,010,900
Australian - 47,152,000
Caribbean - 3,319,000
Cocos - 2,860,000
Eurasian - 67,811,000
Indian - 11,920,000
Juan de Fuca - 252,000
Nazca - 15,630,000
North American - 75,888,000
Pacific - 103,280,000
Philippine - 5,447,000
Scotia - 1,651,000
Somali - 16,667,000
South American - 43,617,000
Bismark microplate - 286,000
Burma microplate - 1,110,000
Caroline microplate - 1,720,000
Easter microplate - 133,000
Explorer microplate - 18,400
Fiji microplates - 1,144,000
Galapagos microplate - 12,000
Gorda microplate - 69,600
Juan Fernandez microplate - 96,000
Mariana microplate - 364,000
Rivera microplate - 73,000
Solomon microplate - 254,000
South Sandwich microplate - 166,000
Tonga microplate - 962,000
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Is the crust made of tectonic plates?
Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
Tectonic plates
What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are tectonic plates. They are tectonic plates upon which continents rest, and they move as do all tectonic plates. Basically, there is no difference, other than the fact that oceanic plates are another type of tectonic plate.
What are the names of the tectonic plates involved in Japan's 2011 earthquake?
There were two tectonic plates involved: the Pacific plate and the plate under Northern Honshu (it is unknown which plate is under the island).
Is the crust made of tectonic plates?
Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate
Is the crust made out of tectonic plates?
Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate
What the names of the major tectonic plates?
These are the 15:African_PlateAntarctic_PlateEurasian_PlateIndo-Australian_PlateNorth_American_PlatePacific_PlateSouth_American_PlateCaribbean_PlateCocos_PlateJuan_de_Fuca_PlateNazca_PlatePhilippine_Sea_PlateScotia_Plate
What are the names of the plates that caused thee great rift valley?
tectonic plates. hope this helped
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
What are the names of the 15 major tectonic plates?
These are the 15:African_PlateAntarctic_PlateEurasian_PlateIndo-Australian_PlateNorth_American_PlatePacific_PlateSouth_American_PlateCaribbean_PlateCocos_PlateJuan_de_Fuca_PlateNazca_PlatePhilippine_Sea_PlateScotia_Plate
How many tectonic plates in oceanic crust?
There are 9 major tectonic plates in the Earth\'s oceanic crust, six of which receive the names of the continents they hold.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
Tectonic plates
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are tectonic plates. They are tectonic plates upon which continents rest, and they move as do all tectonic plates. Basically, there is no difference, other than the fact that oceanic plates are another type of tectonic plate.
What are the names of the tectonic plates involved in Japan's 2011 earthquake?
There were two tectonic plates involved: the Pacific plate and the plate under Northern Honshu (it is unknown which plate is under the island).
