Central America and the Caribbean Plate

Central America and the Caribbean Plate.

Most of Central America sits on the Caribbean Plate and covers an area of 523,000 square kilometers, located in the Western Hemisphere, from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (located in southern Mexico), to the Valley of the Atrato River, in Colombia, separating the ocean Atlantic from the Ocean Pacific.

The Caribbean Plate converges with the Cocos, Nazca, and North American plates to form the Middle America Trench, a major subduction zone. The Middle America Trench is situated some 60–160 kilometers off the Pacific coast of Central America and runs roughly parallel to it. Many large earthquakes have occurred as a result of seismic activity at the Middle America Trench.

Central America is geologically very active, with volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occurring frequently, and tsunamis occurring occasionally. Many thousands of people have died as a result of these natural disasters.
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Central America - Categories of Maps

Political Map	Physical Map	Satellite Map	Historical Map
Thematic Map

Central America and the Caribbean Plate - Related Maps

Scotia Plate	World tectonic plates with their movement vectors	Tectonic plates of Central America and the Caribbean
Biosphere Reserves of Central America	Interconnection of the power grids of Central America

Central America - Countries

Guadeloupe, Central America	Guatemala, Central America	Martinique, Central America
Panama, Central America	Saint Barthélemy, Central America	Saint Martin, Central America