Maoke Plate

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The Maoke Plate is a minor tectonic plate in the region of New Guinea, contributing to the complex and active plate boundary interactions in eastern Indonesia.

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Maoke Plate canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf minor tectonic plate
tectonic plate
associatedWith active crustal deformation in New Guinea region
high seismicity in New Guinea region
mountain building in New Guinea region
characterizedBy distributed deformation
microplate tectonics
contributesTo active plate boundary interactions in eastern Indonesia
country Indonesia
geologicalAge Cenozoic
influences seismic hazard in eastern Indonesia
tectonics of New Guinea orogen
liesBeneath central New Guinea
western New Guinea
locatedIn New Guinea region
eastern Indonesia
movementType complex relative motion
namedAfter Maoke Mountains
partOf New Zealand plate boundary zone
surface form: Australian–Pacific plate boundary zone

complex plate boundary zone of New Guinea
region Papua
surface form: Papua region of Indonesia
relativeTo Australian Plate
Bird’s Head Plate
Caroline Plate
Pacific Plate
tectonicSetting convergent and transform plate boundary region

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bird’s Head Plate interactsWith Maoke Plate
Vogelkop Plate interactsWith Maoke Plate