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Edges of the Pacific Plate

Name the faults, rifts, and trenches on the edge of the Pacific Plate, going clockwise from Macquarie Island
Minor transform faults associated with rift zones, such as the Mendocino Fracture Zone, are not included
Pictured here is Wallace Creek, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
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Last updated: September 15, 2019
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Type of plate boundary
Bordering Plate
Answer
Transform
Australian
Macquarie Fault
Transform
Australian
Alpine Fault
Subduction
Australian
Kermadec Trench
Subduction
Australian
Tonga Trench
Transform
Australian
Fiji Fault
Subduction
Australian
Vanuatu Trench
Subduction
Australian
New Britain Trench
Subduction
North Bismarck
Kilinailai Trench
Subduction
Caroline
Mussau Trench
Transform
Caroline
Sorol Trough
Subduction
Philippine
Mariana Trench
Type of plate boundary
Bordering Plate
Answer
Subduction
Philippine
Izu-Bonin Trench
Subduction
Eurasian
Japan Trench
Subduction
North American
Kuril Trench
Subduction
North American
Aleutian Trench
Transform
North American
Queen Charlotte Fault
Rift
Juan de Fuca
Juan de Fuca Ridge
Transform
North American
San Andreas Fault
Rift
North American
Gulf of California Rift
Rift
Cocos
East Pacific Rise
Rift
Nazca
East Pacific Rise
Ruft
Antarctic
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
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