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Yakutat_Subduction.gif(502 × 411 pixels, file size: 40 KB, MIME type: image/gif)

Description: The image shows where the Yakutat microplate is subducting beneath the North American Plate. Red indicates the extent of the subduction while the yellow indicates the region where the plate is still present at the surface.
Title: Yakutat Subduction
Credit: http://www.geology.um.maine.edu/geodynamics/AnalogWebsite/602-2008/Hooks%20GSM%20web%20page/Geology.htm
Author: Eberhart-Phillips et al., 2006
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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