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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

In addition, there are over 50 Tertiary plates.

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