Major Plates and Major Plates
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Major Plates:African Plate: Includes the continent of Africa and the eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean. Antarctic Plate: Covers the continent of Antarctica and the surrounding oceanic crust. Eurasian Plate: Includes Europe and most of Asia. Indo-Australian Plate: Contains India, Australia, and the surrounding oceanic crust. North American Plate: Includes North America and the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean. Pacific Plate: Primarily oceanic, covering the Pacific Ocean. South American Plate: Includes the continent of South America and the western part of the South Atlantic Ocean. Minor Plates:Arabian Plate: Contains the Arabian Peninsula. Caribbean Plate: Located between North and South America. Cocos Plate: Located in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico and Central America. Nazca Plate: Situated off the west coast of South America. Scotia Plate: Found between the South American and Antarctic Plates. The movement and interaction of these plates are responsible for various geological phenomena like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of mountain ranges and ocean trenches.
