South American Plate

E16609

lithospheric plate major tectonic plate tectonic plate

The South American Plate is a major tectonic plate underlying the continent of South America and adjacent Atlantic seafloor, whose movements shape regional geology, mountain building, and seismic activity.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
South American Plate canonical	75

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lithospheric plate ⓘ major tectonic plate ⓘ tectonic plate ⓘ
associatedWith	Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ surface form: Andean volcanic arc Andes ⓘ surface form: Andes Mountains Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ Atacama Trench ⓘ surface form: Peru–Chile Trench
borders	African Plate ⓘ Antarctic Plate ⓘ Caribbean Plate ⓘ Cocos Plate ⓘ Nazca Plate ⓘ Scotia Plate ⓘ
boundaryTypeWithAfricanPlate	divergent plate boundary ⓘ
boundaryTypeWithAntarcticPlate	divergent plate boundary ⓘ
boundaryTypeWithCaribbeanPlate	complex plate boundary ⓘ
boundaryTypeWithCocosPlate	convergent plate boundary ⓘ
boundaryTypeWithNazcaPlate	convergent plate boundary ⓘ
boundaryTypeWithScotiaPlate	transform plate boundary ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
continentalPortion	South America ⓘ surface form: South American continent
createsFeature	Andean orogeny ⓘ Atacama Trench ⓘ surface form: Peru–Chile Trench back-arc basins in South America ⓘ seismic activity along Andes ⓘ volcanic activity along Andes ⓘ
hasBoundaryFeature	Andean Volcanic Belt ⓘ surface form: Andean volcanic belt Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ Atacama Trench ⓘ surface form: Peru–Chile Trench
influences	South American mountain building ⓘ South American seismicity ⓘ regional geology of South America ⓘ
locatedIn	Northern Hemisphere ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ Western Hemisphere ⓘ
movementDirection	westward ⓘ
movementRelativeToAfricanPlate	westward away from African Plate ⓘ
movementRelativeToNazcaPlate	eastward overriding Nazca Plate ⓘ
movementSpeed	on the order of centimeters per year ⓘ
namedAfter	South America ⓘ
oceanicPortion	western South Atlantic Ocean floor ⓘ
partOf	Earth lithosphere ⓘ
separatesFrom	African Plate at Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ
subductionOf	Nazca Plate ⓘ part of Cocos Plate ⓘ
underlies	South American continent ⓘ adjacent Atlantic Ocean seafloor ⓘ

Referenced by (75)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mid-Atlantic Ridge → separates → South American Plate ⓘ

Pacific Plate → boundedBy → South American Plate ⓘ

Nazca Plate → bordersPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Nazca Plate → subductsBeneath → South American Plate ⓘ

Nazca Plate → overriddenBy → South American Plate ⓘ

Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes → tectonicPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Peru–Chile Trench region → overridingPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Romanche Fracture Zone → tectonicPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Scotia Ridge → separates → South American Plate ⓘ

Scotia Ridge → associatedWith → South American Plate ⓘ

Antarctic Plate → borders → South American Plate ⓘ

Antarctic Plate → separatedFrom → South American Plate ⓘ

Bouvet Triple Junction region → hasTectonicPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Caribbean Plate → hasBoundaryWith → South American Plate ⓘ

African Plate → boundedBy → South American Plate ⓘ

African Plate → movesRelativeTo → South American Plate ⓘ

African Plate → separatingFrom → South American Plate ⓘ

Farallon Plate → subductedBeneath → South American Plate ⓘ

Farallon Plate → wasAdjacentTo → South American Plate ⓘ

Scotia Plate → borderedBy → South American Plate ⓘ

Scotia Plate → relativeMotionTo → South American Plate ⓘ

Andean subduction system → hasOverridingPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes → overridingPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Lascar volcano → tectonicPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Nazca Ridge → isSubductingBeneath → South American Plate ⓘ

Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes → overridingPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Romanche Trench → separates → South American Plate ⓘ

North Scotia Ridge → formsBoundaryWith → South American Plate ⓘ

breakup of Gondwana → resultsIn → South American Plate ⓘ

Scotia Arc → formsBoundaryBetween → South American Plate ⓘ

Atacama Trench → beneathTectonicPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Atacama Trench → associatedWith → South American Plate ⓘ

Atacama Trench → overridingPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Tupungatito volcano → tectonicPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

subject surface form: Tupungatito

South Atlantic mid-ocean ridge system → separates → South American Plate ⓘ

South Sandwich Island Arc → oceanicCrustSubducted → South American Plate ⓘ

2010 Chile earthquake → plateInvolved → South American Plate ⓘ

Guiana Shield → partOf → South American Plate ⓘ

Pacific margin of the Americas → overriddenBy → South American Plate ⓘ

Los Nevados volcanic complex (part) → overliesPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

subject surface form: Los Nevados volcanic complex

Amazonia → partOf → South American Plate ⓘ

Principal Cordillera of the Andes → tectonicPlate → South American Plate ⓘ

Sandwich Plate → boundedBy → South American Plate ⓘ

Sandwich Plate → subductsBeneath → South American Plate ⓘ

Sandwich Plate → separates → South American Plate ⓘ

Sandwich Plate → isSmallerThan → South American Plate ⓘ

South Sandwich microplate → boundedBy → South American Plate ⓘ

South Sandwich microplate → overrides → South American Plate ⓘ

South Sandwich microplate → movementRelativeTo → South American Plate ⓘ

Falkland microplate → adjacentTo → South American Plate ⓘ