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South American Plate
The South American Plate covers 41,824,728 km² and borders 9 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 29.3 mm per year relative to each other, up to 84.1 mm per year. 108 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 27 of which have erupted since 1900.
- Area
- 41,824,728 km²
- Average Speed at Boundaries
- 29.3 mm/yr
- Maximum Speed
- 84.1 mm/yr
- Volcanoes on the Plate
- 108
Boundaries
Neighbouring Plates
- African Plate
- Antarctic Plate
- Altiplano Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- North American Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Nazca Plate
- Scotia Plate
- Sandwich Plate
Dives Beneath
Overrides
Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900
- Reventador
- Sangay volcano
- Lascar
- Planchón-Peteroa
- Villarrica Volcano
- Copahue
- Nevados de Chillán
- Tungurahua volcano
- Calbuco
- Puyehue-Cordón Caulle
- Chaitén
- Cerro Hudson
- Llaima
- Lonquimay
- Tupungatito
- Callaqui
- Carrán-Los Venados
- Lautaro
- Cerro Azul
- San José
- Mocho-Choshuenco
- Descabezado Grande
- Volcán Huequi
- Tinguiririca Volcano
Sources : Bird, P. (2003), An updated digital model of plate boundaries, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, modèle PB2002 · Smithsonian GVP · calculs Live Atlas