Tectonic Plates and their Boundaries (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Tectonic Plates and their Boundaries

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The major tectonic plates and their boundaries. Johansen and his colleagues collected data from the Mohns Ridge, which lies south of the Svalbard Archipelago and east of Greenland.

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Map: US Geological Survey

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