#tectonic plates

[jokingluna]

[honestlyangrypeace]

Danakil Depression, Ethiopia: The Danakil Depression is one of the hottest, lowest, and driest places on the planet. In the northernmost pocket of Ethiopia, it is home to salt lakes, lava lakes, volcanoes and neon acid springs... The Danakil Depression is the northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression in Ethiopia and Eritrea, a geological depression that has resulted from the divergence of three tectonic plates in the Horn of Africa. It is the third lowest lying location on the continent of Africa. Wikipedia

[buggybadhabits]

Missy headcanons + King mwah

[thepastisalreadywritten]

[galaxseacreature]

fuck it. which tectonic plate do you live on

North American

South American

Eurasian

African

Indo-Australian

Antarctic

Pacific

Phillipine

Caribbean

Arabian

Scotia/Nazca/Cocos/Juan de Fuca/Other

i don't know/i'm alien/any other miscellaneous infinitely nuanced answer

Voting ended onMay 28, 2024

[geologyin-blog]

How Fast Do Tectonic Plates Move

Earth's lithosphere is broken into large, moving segments called tectonic plates. Their continuous motion, though often slow, fundamentally

Tectonic plates typically move at speeds ranging from 1 to 10 centimeters (approximately 0.4 to 4 inches) per year. Despite the slow pace, these movements accumulate over millions of years, driving major geological events like mountain formation and continental drift.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[connorphilpphotography]

Something about this place is so surreal, I almost feel like I was never there...