Caribbean Plate
The Caribbean Plate is a mostly oceanic tectonic plate underlying Central America and the Caribbean Sea off the northern coast of South America.
| Caribbean Plate | |
|---|---|
| Type | Minor |
| Approximate area | 3,300,000 km2 |
| Movement1 | north-west |
| Speed1 | 10-11mm/year |
| Features | Central America, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles Caribbean Sea |
| 1Relative to the African Plate | |
Roughly 3.2 million square kilometres (1.2 million square miles) in area, the Caribbean Plate borders the North American Plate, the South American Plate, the Nazca Plate and the Cocos Plate. These borders are regions of intense seismic activity, including frequent earthquakes, occasional tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.
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