Plate

Yangtze Plate

The Yangtze Plate covers 2,201,905 km² and borders 5 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 21.5 mm per year relative to each other, up to 86.4 mm per year. 2 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 0 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

2,201,905 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

21.5 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

86.4 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

2

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Amur Plate
• Eurasian Plate
• Okinawa Plate
• Philippine Sea Plate
• Sunda Plate

Sources : Bird, P. (2003), An updated digital model of plate boundaries, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, modèle PB2002 · Smithsonian GVP · calculs Live Atlas