Pacific plate-have it backwards
Posted by chris in suburbia on May 20, 2006 at 05:00:10:

Russell....the Pacific Plate does not subduct under the Pacific NW: it is the Juan de Fuca and its parts that do this. The Pacific plate subducts under the Aleutians through Japan....and probably some plate boundaries south of Japan....some of the islands I think (could check map). It would be relatively easy to find tectonic maps on line....we have such a map in our 1980 atlas..
Chris


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     ● Re: Pacific plate-have it backwards - Cathryn  13:08:40 - 5/20/2006  (37091)  (1)
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           ● Re: Pacific plate-have it backwards - Cathryn  01:22:50 - 5/30/2006  (37602)  (0)