Major Plates with Continental Crust:
* North American Plate: Includes North America, Greenland, and parts of Iceland.
* South American Plate: Includes South America.
* Eurasian Plate: Includes Europe and most of Asia.
* African Plate: Includes Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
* Indo-Australian Plate: Includes Australia, India, and parts of Southeast Asia.
* Antarctic Plate: Includes Antarctica.
Smaller Plates with Continental Crust:
* Arabian Plate: Part of the Arabian Peninsula.
* Caribbean Plate: Includes Central America and the Caribbean islands.
* Nazca Plate: Located off the west coast of South America.
* Philippine Sea Plate: East of the Philippines.
* Scotia Plate: East of South America.
* Cocos Plate: Off the coast of Central America.
Key Points:
* Continental Crust: Thicker, less dense, and older than oceanic crust.
* Oceanic Crust: Thinner, denser, and younger than continental crust.
* Plate Boundaries: Where plates interact, causing earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building.
Note: While some plates are primarily continental, many plates have a mix of continental and oceanic crust.
