Answer:
Major plates
- African Plate
- Antarctic Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Indo-Australian Plate
- North American Plate
- Pacific Plate
- South American Plate
Minor Plates
- Amurian Plate
- Arabian Plate
- Burma Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Caroline Plate
- Cocos Plate
- Indian Plate
- Nazca Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Scotia Plate
- Somali Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Yangtze Plate
Explanation:
Major Plates
African Plate – A major tectonic plate underlying Africa west of the East African Rift – 61,300,000 km2
Antarctic Plate – Major tectonic plate containing Antarctica and the surrounding ocean floor – 60,900,000 km2
Eurasian Plate – Tectonic plate which includes most of the continent of Eurasia – 67,800,000 km2
Indo-Australian Plate – A major tectonic plate formed by the fusion of the Indian and Australian plates (sometimes considered to be two separate tectonic plates) – 58,900,000 km2
Australian Plate – Major tectonic plate, originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana – 47,000,000 km2
Indian Plate – A minor tectonic plate that got separated from Gondwana – 11,900,000 km2
North American Plate – Large tectonic plate including most of North America, Greenland, and part of Siberia – 75,900,000 km2
Pacific Plate – Oceanic tectonic plate under the Pacific Ocean – 103,300,000 km2
South American Plate – Major tectonic plate which includes most of South America and a large part of the south Atlantic – 43,600,000 km2
Minor Plates
Amurian Plate – A minor tectonic plate in eastern Asia
Arabian Plate – Minor tectonic plate – 5,000,000 km2
Burma Plate – Minor tectonic plate in Southeast Asia – 1,100,000 km2
Caribbean Plate – A mostly oceanic tectonic plate including part of Central America and the Caribbean Sea – 3,300,000 km2
Caroline Plate – Minor oceanic tectonic plate north of New Guinea – 1,700,000 km2
Cocos Plate – Young oceanic tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Central America – 2,900,000 km2
Indian Plate – A minor tectonic plate that got separated from Gondwana – 11,900,000 km2
Nazca Plate – Oceanic tectonic plate in the eastern Pacific Ocean basin – 15,600,000 km2
New Hebrides Plate – Minor tectonic plate in the Pacific Ocean near Vanuatu – 1,100,000 km2
Okhotsk Plate – Minor tectonic plate in Asia
Philippine Sea Plate – Oceanic tectonic plate to the east of the Philippines – 5,500,000 km2
Scotia Plate – Minor oceanic tectonic plate between the South American and Antarctic Plates – 1,600,000 km2
Somali Plate – Minor tectonic plate including the east coast of Africa and the adjoining seabed – 16,700,000 km2
Sunda Plate – Tectonic plate including Southeast Asia
Yangtze Plate – Small tectonic plate carrying the bulk of southern China