LOCATION AND STRUCTURE OF INDIA
EVOLUTION OF INDIAS GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE
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North American plate
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South American plate
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Pacific plate
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Eurasian plates
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Detailed explanation-1: -The North American major plate not only contains the continent of North America but also part of the Atlantic Ocean. This plate extends all the way over the North pole and even contains Siberia and the northern island of Japan. It also includes Greenland, Cuba, and the Bahamas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The South American Plate is a major tectonic plate which includes the continent of South America as well as a sizable region of the Atlantic Ocean seabed extending eastward to the African Plate, with which it forms the southern part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Detailed explanation-3: -Greenland is part of the North American tectonic plate. For tens of millions of years, the plate’s movement pushed Greenland over the hotspot.
Detailed explanation-4: -The North American Plate and Plate Boundaries One of the large plates is the North American Plate. This plate includes most of the North American continent, Greenland, and part of Iceland and Siberia. Its motion can be measured on the order of a few centimeters per year.