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Pacific Plate
Moving northwest, major boundary with the North American Plate along the San Andreas Fault
North American Plate
Moving west-southwest, involved in the creation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
South American Plate
Moving west, convergent boundary with the Nazca Plate and divergent boundary with the African Plate
African Plate
Moving northeast, slowly rifting to form the East African Rift
Eurasian Plate
Lateral motion relative to the African Plate, uplift of mountain ranges like the Alps and Himalayas
Antarctic Plate
Mainly stationary, surrounded mostly by divergent boundaries
Indian Plate
Moving north, convergent boundary with the Eurasian Plate creating the Himalayas
Nazca Plate
Moving east, being subducted under the South American Plate forming the Peru-Chile Trench
Australian Plate
Moving north, collision with the Pacific Plate creating the islands of Oceania
Scotia Plate
Moving east-west, creating the South Sandwich Islands through volcanic activity
Philippine Sea Plate
Moving northwest, subduction zones around its margins creating volcanic island arcs
Caribbean Plate
Moving east, creating volcanic activity in the Lesser Antilles
Arabian Plate
Moving northeast, forming the Red Sea Rift at the divergent boundary with the African Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate
Moving to the east-northeast, subducting under the North American Plate at the Cascadia subduction zone
Cocos Plate
Moving northeast, subducted by the Caribbean Plate causing Central American volcanic activity
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