Tectonic plates map

• • • • Tectonic Plates Tectonic Plates - Map Quiz Game • North American plate • Scotia plate • South American plate • Cocos plate • Caribbean plate • Nazca plate • Eurasian plate • Australian plate • Antarctic plate • Arabian plate • Juan de Fuca plate • Indian plate • African plate • Pacific plate • Filipino plate

Tectonic map of the Earth. Hasterok et al. 2022/Earth-Sci.Rev. Based on a series of models considering how the continents were assembled over time, a team of researchers at the University of Adelaide created an updated map of Earth's tectonic plates. The map will help provide a better understanding of natural hazards like earthquakes and volcanoes occurring along Animation showing the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates over the past billion years. Merdith et al. 2021/Earth-Science Reviews "The continents were assembled a few pieces at a time, a bit like a jigsaw, but each time the puzzle was finished it was cut up and reorganized to produce a new picture. Our study helps illuminate the various components so geologists can piece together the previous images," explains Hasterok. Geological map showing mountain-building zones and updated plate bounderies. Hasterok et al. 2022/Earth-Sci.Rev. "There are 26 orogenies—the process of mountain formation—that have left an imprint on the present-day architecture of the crust. Many of these, but not all, are related to the formation of supercontinents. Our work allows us to update maps of tectonic plates and the formation of continents that are found in classroom textbooks. These plate models which have been assembled from topographic models and global seismicity, have not been updated since 2003." The new plate model includes several new microplates including the Macquarie microplate which sits south of Tasmania and the Capricorn mi...