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Shetland Plate

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Type
  
Minor

Speed
  
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Movement
  
north-west

Shetland Plate

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