Visually accessible and scientifically accurate global map of key plate tectonics characteristics on the Earth. Superposed on the Earth’s surface topography (from s-ink.org/surface-topography-relief) are the seafloor age (from s-ink.org/oceanic-plate-age), plate boundaries (from s-ink.org/subduction-zones-map) and tectonic plate names (from s-ink.org/tectonic-plates-simple), active volcanoes (from s-ink.org/global-volcano-distribution), largest earthquakes (from s-ink.org/historic-earthquake-distribution), major rivers, and the outlines of the world map.
Data sets shown are from Amante and Eakins (2009), Müller et al. (1997), Argus et al. (2011), Bird (2003), Deep Sea Drilling Project (1989), NCEI Volcano Location Database, and Hayes (2018). The Scientific colour map ‘lipari‘ is used to represent data accurately and to all readers.
- Creator: Fabio Crameri
- This version: 16.12.2024
- License: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Specific citation: This graphic by Fabio Crameri from Crameri and Pérez-Díaz (2025) is available via the open-access s-ink.org repository.
- Related reference: Crameri, F., & Perez Diaz, L. (2025). The Evolving Role of Science Visuals in Geoscience: From Simple Illustrations to Storytelling Tools. τeκτoniκa, 2(2), I-VI. https://doi.org/10.55575/tektonika2024.2.2.102
- Light and dark background versions
- Perceptually uniform colour map
- Colour-blind friendly
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