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Pacific Plate

North American Plate

Australian Plate

Antarctic Plate

Nazca Plate

African Plate

Eurasian Plate

Arabian Plate

Indian Plate

Scoctia Plate

Carribean Plate

Phillippine Plate

Cocos Plate

South American Plate

Juan de Fuca

Aleutian Islands

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Marianas Trench

East African Rift Valley

Andes Mts.

Alps

San Andreas Fault

Iceland

Himalayas