the juan de fuca plate is oceanic or continental.
the juan de fuca plate is oceanic or continental.
is the juan de fuca plate oceanic or continental?
oceanic
the juan de fuca plate system has its origins with panthalassa's oceanic basin and crust. this oceanic crust has primarily been subducted under the north american plate, and the eurasian plate. panthalassa's oceanic plate remnants are understood to be the juan de fuca, gorda, cocos and the nazca plates, all four of which were part of the farallon plate.









































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the juan de fuca plate is a tectonic plate generated from the juan de fuca ridge and is subducting under the northerly portion of the western side of the north american plate at the cascadia subduction zone. it is named after the explorer of the same name. one of the smallest of earth's tectonic plates, the juan de fuca plate is a remnant part of the once-vast farallon plate, which is now largely subducted underneath the north american plate.









































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