South Sandwich Plate

South Sandwich Plate
Type	Minor
Approx. Area	170,000 km^2[1]
Movement^1	east
Speed^1	47mm/year
Features	South Sandwich Islands, Southern Ocean
^1Relative to the African Plate

Map of South Sandwich Plate (SAN) shows its position between the Scotia Plate (SCO), South American Plate (SAM) and the Antarctic Plate (ANT). There are also visible The East Scotia Ridge (ESR), South Sandwich Islands (SSI) and the South Sandwich Trench (SST).

The South Sandwich Plate or Sandwich Plate is a minor tectonic plate bounded by the subducting South American Plate to the east, the Antarctic Plate to the south and the Scotia Plate to the west.

The South Sandwich Islands are located on this small plate.

References

1. http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blplate_size_table.htm

• Map of tectonic relations at "South Sandwich Islands, southern Atlantic Ocean"
• Kurt Stüwe: Geodynamics of the Lithosphere: An Introduction Springer; 2nd edition (2007) p390 ISBN 978-3-540-71236-7