Plate

Scotia Plate

The Scotia Plate covers 1,700,698 km² and borders 4 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 15.6 mm per year relative to each other, up to 80.6 mm per year. 1 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 0 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

1,700,698 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

15.6 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

80.6 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

1

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Antarctic Plate
• South American Plate
• Shetland Plate
• Sandwich Plate

Overrides

• Antarctic Plate

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