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West to East in the Northern Hemisphere and East to West in the Southern Hemisphere
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∙ 12y agoSo the direction and speed of plate motion is measured with the assumption that the Africa plate is stationary. Using this standard South America is moving west away from Africa.
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∙ 11y ago1 or 2 cm
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