The Antarctic Plate has Antarctica at its centre and includes the surrounding oceanic basins. Because the Antarctic Plate is separated from the adjacent plates by mid-ocean ridges, which serve as discrete boundaries, and also sits on Earth’s rotational axis, it is more stable than the other plates. Hence, it is always used as a reference point for calculations of plate velocities.
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(2020). Antarctic Plate. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_67
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