According to the theory of plate tectonics, the lithosphere is divided into six major plates and twenty small plates.
The minor plates are the following:
1. Cocos Plate: Its position is between the Central America and the Pacific Ocean Plate.
2. Nazca Plate: It is between the South America and the Pacific Ocean Plate.
3. Arabian Plate: This includes mostly the peninsular parts of Arabia.
4. Philippine Plate: It is located between the of Asia – Pacific and Pacific Ocean Plate.
5. Caroline Plate: Located in the north of New Guinea between the Philippine and the Indian Plate.
6. Fuji Plate: Its position is in the north – east of the continent of Australia.