the South American Plate carries South America
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The Andes Mountains running along the western edge of South America were formed by collisions between the South American plate and the
The oceanic tectonic plate just east of the east coast of South America is moving west at the same rate as the continent of South America.
The Andes are formed by the collision of the Nazca Plate (oceanic) and the South American Plate (continental). The collision causes the continental crust to buckle and form fold mountains which are then peppered with volcanoes caused by melting of the Nazca plate as it is forced down into the Earth's mantle.
no
The name of the plate is tectonic plate.
south america
The Puyehue Volcano is on the South America Plate near the Convergent boundary between the South America and Nazca Plates
The subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South America plate.
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South America. About 400 miles of the coast of Argentina, however it is a dependency of the United Kingdom although Argentina disputes ownership. In continental plate terms, it is on the South American plate, but lies close to the boundary with the Scotia plate to the south
It is located about 75 km (47 miles) south of the city of Quito in Ecuador.
It is near the South and North America plate, Nazca, Cocos and Haiti is in Caribbean plate.