Eurasian Plate
[ yoo-rey-zhuhn pleyt, -shuhn, yuh- ]
/ yʊˈreɪ ʒən ˈpleɪt, -ʃən, yə- /
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noun Geology.
a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising the continents of Europe and Asia as well as several suboceanic basins (the West European, Norwegian, Lofoten, Aleutian, and South China Basins), separated from the North American Plate by the subsea Reykjanes Ridge, bounded on the south by the African and Indo-Australian Plates, and on the east by the Philippine and Pacific Plates.
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Origin of Eurasian Plate
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby Eurasian Plate
Eurafrican, Eurailpass, Euramerican, Eurasia, Eurasian, Eurasian Plate, Euratom, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, eureka, eureka moment
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