Maoke Plate
The Maoke Plate is a small tectonic plate located in western New Guinea underlying the Sudirman Range from which the highest mountain on the island- Puncak Jaya rises. To its east is a convergent boundary with the Woodlark Plate. To the south lies a transform boundary with the Australian Plate and the Bird's Head Plate lies to the west.
| Maoke Plate | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Minor |
| Movement1 | north |
| Speed1 | 70mm/year |
| Features | New Guinea |
| 1Relative to the African Plate | |
References
- Bird, P. (2003). "An updated digital model of plate boundaries". Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 4 (3): 1027. doi:10.1029/2001GC000252.
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