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The plate is not in an ocean. It is on land.

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The Antarctic Plate is mainly in the Southern Ocean. Part of it is covered by the Indian ocean, and it is very slowly moving towards the Atlantic Ocean.

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More properly the Southern Ocean comprises all the water south of 60o S latitude.

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The area south of 66.5622 degrees south latitude, surrounding the South Pole.

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