Template:Infobox tectonic plate/doc

Usage

{{{name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}|upright=1.25]] {{{caption}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Coordinates	{{{coordinates}}}
Approximate area	{{{area}}}
Movement1	{{{move_direction}}}
Speed1	{{{move_speed}}}
Features	{{{geo_features}}}
1Relative to the African Plate

Without image_size
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{image_alt}}}|upright=1.25]] {{{caption}}}

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Parameters

name

name of tectonic plate, defaults to current page name

image

map image of tectonic plate

image_size

The image width in pixels. If specified, the maximum width is 280px. If not specified, the image uses frameless with upright=1.25 which displays it at approximately 125% of the user's default thumbnail size (for most users the image will display at 280px; for logged-in users who have changed the setting at Special:Preferences the displayed image could range from 150px to 500px). See also: Module:InfoboxImage, WP:AUTOSIZE, WP:EIS, WP:IMGSIZE, and MOS:IMGSIZE.

image_alt

see WP:ALT

caption

image caption

type

type (major, minor, historical)

coordinates

use {{Coord}}

area

approximate area in sq. km

move_direction

predominate direction of movement relative to African plate

move_speed

movement speed relative to African plate

geo_features

notable geographical features, such as continents, ocean basins, etc.

Examples

Eurasian Plate
File:EurasianPlate.png
Type	Major
Approximate area	67,800,000 km2 (26,200,000 sq mi)
Movement1	south
Speed1	7–14 mm (0.28–0.55 in)/year
Features	Europe, Asia, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean
1Relative to the African Plate

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Eurasian Plate
File:EurasianPlate.png
Type	Major
Approximate area	67,800,000 km2 (26,200,000 sq mi)
Movement1	south
Speed1	7–14 mm (0.28–0.55 in)/year
Features	Europe, Asia, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean
1Relative to the African Plate

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Somali Plate
File:SomaliPlate.png
Type	Minor
Approximate area	16,700,000 km2
Movement1	south-east
Speed1	6mm/year
Features	East Africa, Madagascar, Indian Ocean
1Relative to the African Plate

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Somali Plate
File:SomaliPlate.png
Type	Minor
Approximate area	16,700,000 km2
Movement1	south-east
Speed1	6mm/year
Features	East Africa, Madagascar, Indian Ocean
1Relative to the African Plate

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