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Pacific Plate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (248 words) |
 | The Pacific Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean. |
| To the north the easterly side is a divergent boundary with the Explorer Plate, the Juan de Fuca Plate and the Gorda Plate forming respectively the Explorer Ridge, the Juan de Fuca Ridge and the Gorda Ridge. |
| The westerly side is a convergent boundary subducting under the Eurasian Plate to the north and the Philippine Plate in the middle forming the Mariana Trench. |
| Juan de Fuca Plate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (226 words) |
| It is bounded on the south by the Mendocino fault zone and along the west by the Pacific Plate. |
| The central piece retains the Juan de Fuca name, whereas the southern piece is known as the Gorda Plate and the northern piece is known as the Explorer Plate. |
| Along with the Nazca Plate and Cocos Plate, the Juan de Fuca Plate is one of the last remains of the Farallon Plate. |
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