Type Minor Movement clockwise Features Pacific Ocean | Approximate area 96,000 km Speed 83mm/year | |
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The Juan Fernández Plate is a small tectonic plate located at the triple junction between the Nazca Plate, Antarctic Plate and the Pacific Plate. It is moving in a clockwise direction. The Juan Fernández Islands of Chile are not carried on this plate as may be suggested by the name.
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