Figure 1.

Map of the Pacific Ocean showing the location of islands and major geological features discussed in the text including major plates (according to Bird 2003). Plate nomenclature symbols are: AM, Amur; AN, Antarctic; AU, Australian; CA, Caribbean; CL, Caroline; CO, Cocos; EU, Eurasia; NA, North American; NH, New Hebrides; NZ, Nazca; OK, Okhotsk; PA, Pacific; PS, Philippine Sea; SA, South American; SU, Sunda; YA, Yangtze. For microplate nomenclature, see the electronic supplementary material.