Edges of the Pacific Plate

Name the faults, rifts, and trenches on the edge of the Pacific Plate, going clockwise from Macquarie Island

Minor transform faults associated with rift zones, such as the Mendocino Fracture Zone, are not included

Pictured here is Wallace Creek, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California

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Type of plate boundary	Bordering Plate	Answer
Transform	Australian	Macquarie Fault
Transform	Australian	Alpine Fault
Subduction	Australian	Kermadec Trench
Subduction	Australian	Tonga Trench
Transform	Australian	Fiji Fault
Subduction	Australian	Vanuatu Trench
Subduction	Australian	New Britain Trench
Subduction	North Bismarck	Kilinailai Trench
Subduction	Caroline	Mussau Trench
Transform	Caroline	Sorol Trough
Subduction	Philippine	Mariana Trench

Type of plate boundary	Bordering Plate	Answer
Subduction	Philippine	Izu-Bonin Trench
Subduction	Eurasian	Japan Trench
Subduction	North American	Kuril Trench
Subduction	North American	Aleutian Trench
Transform	North American	Queen Charlotte Fault
Rift	Juan de Fuca	Juan de Fuca Ridge
Transform	North American	San Andreas Fault
Rift	North American	Gulf of California Rift
Rift	Cocos	East Pacific Rise
Rift	Nazca	East Pacific Rise
Ruft	Antarctic	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge