Principal tectonic plates of the Earth, world map. The sixteen major pieces of crust and uppermost mantle of the Earth, called the lithosphere.

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Principal tectonic plates of the Earth, world map. The sixteen major pieces of crust and uppermost mantle of the Earth, called the lithosphere, and consisting of oceanic and continental crust.

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