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Transform boundaries mostly surround the Scotia Plate. Which direction is the Scotia plate moving compared to the South American plate?​

Sagot :

Explanation:It is moving WSW at 2.2 cm (0.87 in)/year and the South Sandwich Plate is moving east at 5.5 cm (2.2 in)/year in an absolute reference frame. The Scotia Plate is made of oceanic crust and continental fragments now distributed around the Scotia Sea.