Plate

North Andes Plate

The North Andes Plate covers 971,794 km² and borders 4 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 21.8 mm per year relative to each other, up to 60.9 mm per year. 25 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 10 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

971,794 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

21.8 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

60.9 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

25

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Caribbean Plate
• Nazca Plate
• Panama Plate
• South American Plate

Overrides

• Caribbean Plate
• Nazca Plate

Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900

• Nevado del Ruiz
• Puracé
• Cotopaxi volcano
• Galeras
• Nevado del Huila
• Guagua Pichincha
• Nevado del Tolima
• Chiles-Cerro Negro
• Cumbal
• Doña Juana

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