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Plate Tectonics—Introduction
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Photos and illustrations to accompany the home page and geoscience sections of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see albums for each plate tectonic setting]
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Divergent Plate Boundaries—Int...
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Photos and illustrations to accompany the Divergent Plate Boundaries section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see Continental Rifts and Passive Continental Margins]
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Continental Rift
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Photos and illustrations to accompany the Divergent Plate Boundary section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see Passive Continental Margins]
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Passive Continental Margins
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Photos and illustrations to accompany the Passive Continental Margins section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see albums for Divergent Plate Boundaries and Continental Rift Zones]
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Convergent Plate Boundaries—In...
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Photos and illustrations to accompany the Convergent Plate Boundaries section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see albums for Subduction Zones, Accreted Terraines, and Collisional Mountain Ranges]
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Subduction Zones
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Photos and illustrations to accompany the Subduction Zone section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see albums for Convergent Plate Boundaries—Introduction, Accreted Terraines, and Collisional Mountain Ranges]
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Accreted Terranes
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Photos and illustrations to accompany the Accreted Terranes section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see albums for Convergent Plate Boundaries, Subduction Zones, and Collisional Mountain Ranges]
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Collisional Mountain Ranges
33 Images
Photos and illustrations to accompany the Collisional Mountain Ranges section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see albums for Convergent Plate Boundaries, Subduction Zones, and Accreted Terraines]
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Transform Plate Boundaries
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Photos and illustrations to accompany the Transform Plate Boundary section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks.
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Hotspots—Introduction
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Photos and illustrations to accompany the Hotspots section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see Oceanic Hotspots and Continental Hotspots]
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Oceanic Hotspots
23 Images
Photos and illustrations to accompany the Oceanic Hotspots section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see Hotspots—Introduction and Continental Hotspots]
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Continental Hotspot
33 Images
Photos and illustrations to accompany the Continental Hotspots section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see albums for Hotspots—Introduction and Oceanic Hotspots]
Related Links
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Using Lake Superior parks to e...
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Photos corresponding to "Using Lake Superior parks to explain the Midcontinent Rift," by Seth Stein, Carol A. Stein, Eunice Blavascunas, and Jonas Kley. Published in Park Science 32(1)—Summer 2015
Site Index & Credits
Plate Tectonics and Our National Parks
- Plate Tectonics—The Unifying Theory of Geology
- Inner Earth Model
- Evidence of Plate Motions
- Types of Plate Boundaries
- Tectonic Settings of NPS Sites—Master List
Teaching Resources—Plate Tectonics
Photos and Multimedia—Plate Tectonics
Geological Monitoring—Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics and Our National Parks (2020)
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Text and Illustrations by Robert J. Lillie, Emeritus Professor of Geosciences, Oregon State University [E-mail]
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Produced under a Cooperative Agreement for earth science education between the National Park Service's Geologic Resources Division and the American Geosciences Institute.
Last updated: February 11, 2020