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There are lots of tectonic plates. Generally, scientists name 7-8 major plates, an additional 6-7 secondary plates (the Indo-Australian plate is sometimes separated into the Indian and Australian - thus the variation in number of major and secondary plates), and 60 or so minor plates. The major plates account for most of Earth's landmass. There is a good article explaining this in more detail here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tectonic_plates

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