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Scotia Plate
The
Scotia Plate
is a
tectonic plate
on the edge of the
South Atlantic
and
Southern Ocean
. Thought to have formed during the early
Eocene
with the opening of the
Drake Passage
that separates South America from Antarctica, it is a minor plate whose movement is largely controlled by the two major plates that surround it; the
South American plate
and
Antarctic plate
.
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