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Convergent boundary / Tectonics / Mid-ocean ridge / Juan de Fuca Plate / Pacific Plate / Nazca Plate / Juan de Fuca Ridge / Subduction / Transform fault / Geology / Plate tectonics / Divergent boundary
Date: 2005-07-07 10:15:58
Convergent boundary
Tectonics
Mid-ocean ridge
Juan de Fuca Plate
Pacific Plate
Nazca Plate
Juan de Fuca Ridge
Subduction
Transform fault
Geology
Plate tectonics
Divergent boundary

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