Figure 1: A complex plate boundary region. Topographic and bathymetric map of the New Zealand region showing the important tectonic features (background image courtesy of US Geological Survey).

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KS3 Geography. Plate tectonics: Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies from Haiti and New Zealand.

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At north, widely recognized plate boundary (Sorol Trough) did not seem to extend to the Yap Trench. “We may hold the key to evolution of Caroline Plate after its oceanic spreading,” Zhang says.

The Virunga chain is part of the East African Rift Valley system, which marks the boundary between two plates: the Nubian plate to the west and the Somalian plate to the east.

The Pacific Plate is moving west and is being forced under the Australian plate. The boundary where the two plates meet is under the sea east of the North Island. Image supplied.

Plate Boundary Zones: Where multiple plates meet in complex, often poorly understood areas of activity that don’t fall neatly into one of the other categories. These zones involve larger plates and ...

Aotearoa New Zealand straddles the boundary of two tectonic plates, the new What’s On Our Plates? learning modules dive even deeper into these awesome forces that have shaped our landscape and ...