Major And Minor Plates
1- Antarctica and the surrounding oceanic plate 2- North American (with western Atlantic floor separated from the South American plate along the Caribbean islands) plate 3- South American (with western Atlantic floor separated from the North American plate along the Caribbean islands) plate 4- Pacific plate 5- India-Australia-New Zealand plate 6- Africa with the eastern Atlantic floor plate 7- Eurasia and the adjacent oceanic plate. Some important minor plates are listed below: (i)- Cocos plate : Between Central America and Pacific plate (ii)- Nazca plate : Between South America and Pacific plate (iii)- Arabian plate : Mostly the Saudi Arabian landmass (iv)- Philippine plate : Between the Asiatic and Pacific plate (v)- Caroline plate : Bet...