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303:(3): 1027.
122:Sunda Plate
116:which is a
1659:Categories
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1222:rift zones
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1140:North Asia
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736:Seychelles
651:Madagascar
536:Aegean Sea
493:Philippine
394:Australian
221:2008-09-07
201:References
60:south-east
1612:tectonics
1460:Indochina
776:Trobriand
681:Niuafoâou
636:Kerguelen
611:Halmahera
606:Greenland
591:GalĂĄpagos
561:Capricorn
551:Banda Sea
541:Anatolian
458:Caribbean
379:Antarctic
68:15mm/year
1325:Trenches
1077:Category
869:Kshiroda
854:Malvinas
824:Farallon
819:Cimmeria
786:Woodlark
781:Victoria
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