Friday, February 2, 2024

Week 2 Tectonic plates and boundaries in Iran

    

What Is a Tectonic Plate Boundary?

The surface of the earth is composed of about 20 tectonic plates, enormous sections of Earth’s crust that roughly fit together and meet at places called plate boundaries. Plate boundaries are important because they are often associated with earthquakes and volcanoes.



The Iranian Plate is a small tectonic plate thought to underlie the Persian plateau, covering the modern-day countries of Iran and Afghanistan, and parts of Iraq and Pakistan. It is compressed between the Arabian Plate to the southwest, the Eurasian Plate to the north, and the Indian Plate to the southeast.\



Iran is situated in a geologically complex region where several tectonic plates interact. Let’s explore the details:

Iranian Plate: The Iranian Plate is a small tectonic plate that underlies the Persian plateau. It covers modern-day Iran, Afghanistan, and parts of Iraq and Pakistan.
 The plate is compressed between three major neighboring plates: To the southwest, it meets the Arabian Plate. To the north, it interacts with the Eurasian Plate. To the southeast, it borders the Indian Plate. This compression has contributed to the formation of the Alborz and Zagros Mountains, resulting in the very mountainous terrain of the region1.

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