South Sandwich Plate
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| South Sandwich Plate | |
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| Type | Minor |
| Approx. Area | 170,000 km2[1] |
| Movement1 | east |
| Speed1 | 47mm/year |
| Features | South Sandwich Islands, Southern Ocean |
| 1Relative to the African Plate | |
Map of South Sandwich Plate (SAN) shows its position between the Scotia Plate (SCO), South American Plate (SAM) and the Antarctic Plate (ANT). There are also visible The East Scotia Ridge (ESR), South Sandwich Islands (SSI) and the South Sandwich Trench (SST).
The South Sandwich Plate or Sandwich Plate is a minor tectonic plate bounded by the subducting South American Plate to the east, the Antarctic Plate to the south and the Scotia Plate to the west.
The South Sandwich Islands are located on this small plate.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Map of tectonic relations at "South Sandwich Islands, southern Atlantic Ocean"
- Kurt Stüwe: Geodynamics of the Lithosphere: An Introduction Springer; 2nd edition (2007) p390 ISBN 978-3-540-71236-7
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