Type Minor Speed ? | Movement north-west | |
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Features South Shetland Islands, Southern Ocean | ||
The Shetland Plate is a small tectonic plate located off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is mostly surrounded by the Antarctic Plate, the western border being a subduction zone. The South Shetland Islands are formed from that collision.
References
Shetland Plate Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA