<P> The north - eastern side is a divergent boundary with the Explorer Plate , the Juan de Fuca Plate and the Gorda Plate forming respectively the Explorer Ridge , the Juan de Fuca Ridge and the Gorda Ridge . In the middle of the eastern side is a transform boundary with the North American Plate along the San Andreas Fault , and a boundary with the Cocos Plate . The south - eastern side is a divergent boundary with the Nazca Plate forming the East Pacific Rise . </P>
<P> The north - eastern side is a divergent boundary with the Explorer Plate , the Juan de Fuca Plate and the Gorda Plate forming respectively the Explorer Ridge , the Juan de Fuca Ridge and the Gorda Ridge . In the middle of the eastern side is a transform boundary with the North American Plate along the San Andreas Fault , and a boundary with the Cocos Plate . The south - eastern side is a divergent boundary with the Nazca Plate forming the East Pacific Rise . </P>
what type of plate boundary separates the pacific plate from the north american plate
what type of plate boundary separates the pacific plate from the north american plate
a transform boundary
a transform boundary