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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Tectonic plate which includes most of the continent of Eurasia}}<br />
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{{Infobox tectonic plate<br />
| image = File:EurasianPlate.png<br />
| image_alt = The Eurasian Plate<br />
| caption = The Eurasian Plate.<br />
| type = [[List of tectonic plates#Major plates|Major]]<br />
| area = {{convert|67,800,000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blplate_size_table.htm |title=Sizes of Tectonic or Lithospheric Plates |publisher=Geology.about.com |date=2014-03-05 |access-date=2015-12-26}}</ref><br />
| move_direction = south<br />
| move_speed = {{convert|7|-|14|mm|in|abbr=on}}/year<br />
| geo_features = [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Atlantic Ocean]], [[Arctic Ocean]]<br />
}}<br />
The '''Eurasian Plate''' is a [[tectonic plate]] which includes most of the continent of [[Eurasia]] (a landmass consisting of the traditional [[continent]]s of [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]), with the notable exceptions of the [[Indian subcontinent]], the [[Arabian Plate|Arabian subcontinent]], and the area east of the [[Chersky Range]] in East [[Siberia]]. It also includes [[oceanic crust]] extending westward to the [[Mid-Atlantic Ridge]] and northward to the [[Gakkel Ridge]].<br />
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The eastern side is a boundary with the [[North American Plate]] to the north and a boundary with the [[Philippine Sea Plate]] to the south and possibly with the [[Okhotsk Plate]] and the [[Amurian Plate]]. The southerly side is a boundary with the [[African Plate]] to the west, the [[Arabian Plate]] in the middle and the [[Indo-Australian Plate]] to the east. The westerly side is a [[divergent boundary]] with the North American Plate forming the northernmost part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is straddled by [[Iceland]]. All volcanic eruptions in Iceland, such as the 1973 eruption of [[Eldfell]], the 1783 eruption of [[Laki]], and the 2010 eruption of [[Eyjafjallajökull]], are caused by the North American and the Eurasian Plates moving apart, which is a result of [[divergent boundary|divergent]] plate boundary forces. The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate, which began 50 million years ago and continues today.<br />
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[[File:Eurasian & Anatolian Plate.jpg|thumb|Eurasian & Anatolian Plates]]<br />
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The geodynamics of central Asia is dominated by the interaction between the Eurasian and [[Indian Plate]]s. In this area, many subplates or crust blocks have been recognized, which form the [[Central Asian]] and the [[East Asian]] transit zones.<ref>"Up-to-Date Geodynamics and Seismicity of Central Asia" by Y. Gatinsky, D. Rundquist, G. Vladova, T. Prokhodova</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Sunda Plate]]<br />
* [[Anatolian Plate]]<br />
* [[Aegean Sea Plate]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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