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1. North American Plate

   Linked via "Cascade Volcanic Arc"

   The western boundary is significantly more active and complex. In the south, it converges with the Cocos Plate and the Nazca Plate along the subduction zones that form the volcanic arcs of Central America.
   To the northwest, the boundary transitions into a major transform system with the Pacific Plate, largely accommodated by the San Andreas Fault system in California. This transform motio…