Plate

Altiplano Plate

The Altiplano Plate covers 832,154 km² and borders 2 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 25.5 mm per year relative to each other, up to 66.5 mm per year. 20 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 6 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

832,154 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

25.5 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

66.5 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

20

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Nazca Plate
• South American Plate

Overrides

• Nazca Plate

Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900

• Sabancaya
• Ubinas
• Irruputuncu
• El Misti
• Guallatiri
• Isluga

Sources : Bird, P. (2003), An updated digital model of plate boundaries, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, modèle PB2002 · Smithsonian GVP · calculs Live Atlas