Pacific Plate boundaries and relative motion

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Map of the Pacific Plate boundaries and relative motion, from This Dynamic Planet: World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Impact Craters, and Plate Tectonics. Third Edition (Published 2006)

By Tom Simkin,¹ Robert I. Tilling,² Peter R. Vogt^3,1 Stephen H. Kirby,² Paul Kimberly,¹ and David B. Stewart² Cartography and graphic design by Will R. Stettner,² with contributions by Antonio Villaseñor,⁴ and edited by Katharine S. Schindler²

¹Smithsonian Institution, ²U.S. Geological Survey, ³U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, ⁴Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera, Spanish National Research Council

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This Dynamic Planet

World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Impact Craters, and Plate Tectonics

Third Edition (Published 2006)

By Tom Simkin,1 Robert I. Tilling,2 Peter R. Vogt3,1 Stephen H. Kirby,2 Paul Kimberly,1 and David B. Stewart2

Cartography and graphic design by Will R. Stettner,2 with contributions by Antonio Villaseñor,4 and edited by Katharine S. Schindler2

1Smithsonian Institution, 2U.S. Geological Survey, 3U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera, Spanish National Research Council