Editing Explorer plate (section)

== Boundaries ==
[[File:Explorer Ridge map.jpg|thumb|Bathymetric profile of Explorer Ridge region]]
[[File:ExplorerPlateBathymetry.jpg|thumb|Bathymetric profile of the Explorer plate region]]

The eastern boundary of the Explorer plate is being [[Subduction|subducted]] under the North American plate. The southern boundary is a collection of [[transform fault]]s, the [[Sovanco fracture zone]], separating the Explorer plate from the [[Pacific plate]]. To the southeast is another transform boundary, the [[Nootka Fault]], which separates the Explorer plate from the Juan de Fuca plate and forms a [[triple junction]] with the North American plate. To the northwest is a [[divergent boundary]] with the Pacific plate forming the [[Explorer Ridge]], and the [[Winona Basin]] located within the northwest boundaries and the Pacific continental shelf. The [[Queen Charlotte triple junction]] is located where the Pacific plate and North American plate meets with the Explorer plate.