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The Pacific Plate is a large section of Earth's crust that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean and is constantly moving and shifting. It matters because its movements cause earthquakes, volcanic activity, and shape the geography of the regions around the Pacific Ocean, particularly affecting countries like Japan, the Philippines, and the west coast of North America.
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The Pacific plate and other principal plates of Earth's lithosphere
The Pacific plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean. At 103 million km (40 million sq mi), it is the largest tectonic plate.
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