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2026-10-28 issue

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A plate-tectonics map with 52 plates

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An interactive world map pairs tectonic plates with earthquake, volcano, hurricane, and aurora layers, alongside explanatory guides and printable maps.

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Students and readers learning plate tectonics
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The page totals 260,794 km of plate boundaries and breaks them down by convergent, divergent, and transform type.

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The reference groups plates by scale, naming examples from the Somali and Nazca plates to microplates such as Juan de Fuca and the Aegean Sea. Its boundary guide assigns 91,920 km to convergent boundaries, 94,806 km to divergent boundaries, and 74,068 km to transform boundaries. Country lookup, a glossary, and explanations of the Ring of Fire and Pangaea give readers several routes into the subject.

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