Tectonic Tour Research

 

Tectonic Plates

Information about how earthquakes and volcanos are formed, or plate tectonics:

Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador (Andes Mountains)

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Þingvellir National Park, Iceland

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

Pinnacles National Monument, California (San Andreas Fault)

Mt St Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State

Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa (East African Rift Valley)

Dead Sea, Mideast

NOTE: Great Pictures for all locations: Image Quest

 

Links and information thanks to Lisa Hack, Silver Spring International Middle School