Sandwich Plate

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The Sandwich Plate is a small tectonic plate located in the South Atlantic Ocean near the South Sandwich Islands, between the South American and African Plates.

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Sandwich Plate canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf microplate
tectonic plate
associatedWith South Sandwich Island Arc
South Sandwich Trench
boundedBy African Plate
South American Plate
causes seismic activity near South Sandwich Islands
volcanic activity in South Sandwich Island Arc
crustType oceanic crust
hasBoundaryType convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
hasTectonicSetting convergent margin
subduction zone
isSmallerThan African Plate
South American Plate
locatedIn South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
locatedNear South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
surface form: South Sandwich Islands
movementDirection eastward relative to South American Plate
movementType oceanic plate motion
namedAfter South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
surface form: South Sandwich Islands
partOf Earth lithosphere
South Atlantic tectonic system
separates African Plate
South American Plate
subductsBeneath South American Plate

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Scotia Plate borderedBy Sandwich Plate