Eurasian Plate

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Eurasian Plate
Eurasian Plate
Type	Major
Approximate area	67,800,000 km2 (26,200,000 sq mi)[1]
Movement1	south
Speed1	7–14 mm (0.28–0.55 in)/year
Features	Europe (including part of Iceland), Asia, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean
1Relative to the African Plate

The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia), with the notable exceptions of the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent and the area east of the Chersky Range in eastern Siberia. It also includes oceanic crust extending westward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and northward to the Gakkel Ridge.