Eurasian Plate
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The Eurasian plate, shown in green
The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate covering Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia) except that it does not cover the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent, and the area east of the Verkhoyansk Range in East Siberia. It extends westward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The easterly side is a boundary with the North American Plate to the north and a boundary with the Philippine Plate to the south, and possibly with the Okhotsk Plate and the Amurian Plate. The southerly side is a boundary with the African Plate to the west, the Arabian Plate in the middle and the Indo-Australian Plate to the east. The westerly side is a divergent boundary with the North American Plate forming the northernmost part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is straddled by Iceland. It is the 3rd largest tectonic plate. Bibliography1. http://www.pangaeasci.com/_iceland.htm af:Eurasiese Plaat de:Eurasische Platte es:Placa Euroasiática fr:Plaque eurasienne hr:Euroazijska ploča id:Lempeng Eurasia sw:Bamba la Ulaya-Asia nl:Euraziatische Plaat ja:ユーラシアプレート pl:Płyta Eurazjatycka pt:Placa Euro-Asiática ru:Евразийская плита sk:Eurázijská platňa sv:Eurasiska kontinentalplattan uk:Євразійська плита |
