Caption: Map of the Earth's tectonic plates.
See Wikipedia: List of tectonic plates for all tectonic plates: minor plates, and microplates.
There are 15 tectonic plates shown on the map which include the 7 or 8 (depending on how you count them) 10 minor plates.
The major tectonic plates: African Plate, /Antarctic Plate, Eurasian Plate, Indo-Australian Plate (Australian Plate, Indian Plate), North American Plate, Pacific Plate, South American Plate.
For further explication, see Plate tectonics videos below (local link / general link: plate_tectonics_videos.html):
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