Scotia Plate

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Scotia_Plate

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	geographical region
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Sandwich_Plate gptkb:South_Shetland_Plate gptkb:South_Sandwich_Plate gptkb:Antarctic_Plate gptkb:South_American_Plate
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Scotia_Sea gptkb:South_Georgia_Island gptkb:South_Orkney_Islands gptkb:South_Sandwich_Islands gptkb:South_Shetland_Islands
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Marie_Tharp gptkb:Bruce_C._Heezen
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1960s
gptkbp:hasFeature	gptkb:East_Scotia_Ridge gptkb:North_Scotia_Ridge gptkb:Shackleton_Fracture_Zone gptkb:South_Georgia_microcontinent gptkb:South_Scotia_Ridge gptkb:Scotia_Arc
gptkbp:hasSubplate	gptkb:South_Shetland_Plate gptkb:South_Sandwich_Plate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Scotia Plate
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Southern_Ocean gptkb:South_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:movement	eastward
gptkbp:movementSpeed	2.2 cm/year
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Scotia_Sea
gptkbp:type	minor plate
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Scotia gptkb:Scotia_Arc gptkb:Antarctic_Plate gptkb:Pacific_Plate gptkb:South_American_Plate
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6