Plate

Shetland Plate

The Shetland Plate covers 72,215 km² and borders 2 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 9.9 mm per year relative to each other, up to 10 mm per year. 4 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 2 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

72,215 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

9.9 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

10 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

4

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Antarctic Plate
• Scotia Plate

Overrides

• Antarctic Plate

Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900

• Deception Island
• Penguin Island

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