Plate

Anatolian Plate

The Anatolian Plate covers 575,615 km² and borders 4 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 18.8 mm per year relative to each other, up to 25.6 mm per year. 3 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 0 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

575,615 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

18.8 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

25.6 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

3

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• African Plate
• Arabian Plate
• Aegean Sea Plate
• Eurasian Plate

Overrides

• African Plate

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