South Sandwich Plate

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The South Sandwich Plate or microplate is a tectonic plate bounded by the subducting South American Plate to the east, the Antarctic Plate to the south and the Scotia plate to the west.

The South Sandwich Islands are located on this small plate.

[edit] References

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  • Kurt Stüwe: Geodynamics of the Lithosphere: An Introduction p390
  • South Sandwich Islands, southern Atlantic Ocean Vulcanoworld
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