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West Coast Tectonic Evolution—40 Million Years Ago

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Summary

Forty million years ago, a large tectonic plate, known as the Farallon Plate, was between the Pacific and North American plates. Subduction of the Farallon Plate beneath the entire West Coast created a line of volcanoes from Alaska to Central America.

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plate tectonics geology geologic resources division west coast tectonic evolution million years farallon plate north american plates tectonic plate forty million years west coast central america national parks gallery alaska
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2019
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National Parks Gallery
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https://npgallery.nps.gov/
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label_outline Explore Million Years, Plate Tectonics, West Coast

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plate tectonics geology geologic resources division west coast tectonic evolution million years farallon plate north american plates tectonic plate forty million years west coast central america national parks gallery alaska