Tectonic Plates of the Earth

 Tectonic plates are the pieces of Earth's crust together called Lithosphere. These plates consist of two principal material types: Oceanic crust or SIMA and Continental crust or SIAL.

The major tectonic plates are:

a. African Plate [61,300,000 sq km]

b. Antarctic Plate [60,900,000 sq km]

c. Eurasian Plate [67,800,000 sq km]

d. Indo-Australian Plate [58,900,000 sq km]

e. Australian Plate [47,000,000 sq km]

f. North American Plate [75,900,000 sq km]

g. Pacific Plate [103,300,000 sq km]

h. South American Plate [43,600,000 sq km]


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