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North American Plate
The North American Plate covers 55,433,250 km² and borders 9 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 27.9 mm per year relative to each other, up to 78.8 mm per year. 200 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 49 of which have erupted since 1900.
- Area
- 55,433,250 km²
- Average Speed at Boundaries
- 27.9 mm/yr
- Maximum Speed
- 78.8 mm/yr
- Volcanoes on the Plate
- 200
Boundaries
Neighbouring Plates
- African Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Cocos Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Juan de Fuca Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Rivera Plate
- South American Plate
Dives Beneath
Overrides
Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900
- Great Sitkin Volcano
- Popocatépetl
- Santa María
- Fuego
- Atka Volcanic Complex
- Reykjanes
- Semisopochnoi
- Mount Kanaga
- Mount Shishaldin
- Fagradalsfjall
- Mount Pavlof
- Mount Veniaminof
- Pacaya
- Mount Cleveland
- Colima
- Bogoslof
- Mount Redoubt
- Kasatochi
- Mount Okmok
- St. Helens
- Fourpeaked
- Augustine Volcano
- Hekla
- East Gakkel Ridge at 85 E
Sources : Bird, P. (2003), An updated digital model of plate boundaries, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, modèle PB2002 · Smithsonian GVP · calculs Live Atlas