Italy is the only country in mainland Europe with active volcanoes. This volcanic activity is due chiefly to the presence of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates.

The movement of these tectonic plates leads to earthquakes and volcanoes forming ... the same speed as your fingernails grow, so the map of the world will continue to change, but just very ...

Trigger volcanoes ... Four types of plate tectonic activity are demonstrated in this feature. Keep an eye on the map to see where in the world the activity takes place. Also known as spreading ...

Map of the Word with lines marking boundaries of tectonic plates ... is split into sections called plates, which move. These movements create mountains, volcanoes and oceans.

These peaks straddle the North American and Pacific tectonic plates. As the plates ... used to study underwater volcanoes lacked sufficient resolution to fully map magma chambers.

The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely responsible for the volcanoes that dot the Pacific ... The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, where plates ...