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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geographical region
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gptkbp:area
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about 43,600,000 km²
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Scotia_Plate
gptkb:Antarctic_Plate
gptkb:Nazca_Plate
gptkb:Caribbean_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate
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gptkbp:boundaryTypeWithAfricanPlate
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divergent
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gptkbp:boundaryTypeWithAntarcticPlate
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divergent
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gptkbp:boundaryTypeWithCaribbeanPlate
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transform
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gptkbp:boundaryTypeWithNazcaPlate
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convergent
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gptkbp:boundaryTypeWithScotiaPlate
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transform
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Andes_Mountains
gptkb:Brazilian_Highlands
gptkb:Patagonia
gptkb:Amazon_Basin
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Alfred_Wegener
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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early 20th century
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gptkbp:extendsUnder
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:form
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gptkb:Andes_Mountains
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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South American Plate
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:South_America
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gptkbp:movementSpeed
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about 2.2 cm per year
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gptkbp:movesWestward
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true
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:South_America
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gptkbp:partOf
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Earth's lithosphere
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gptkbp:separates
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gptkb:African_Plate
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gptkbp:subductsUnder
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gptkb:Nazca_Plate
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gptkbp:type
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major plate
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Ridge
gptkb:Peru–Chile_Trench
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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