Australian Plate
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The Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate that carries the continent of Australia and surrounding oceanic crust, moving generally northeast and interacting with several neighboring plates to shape regional geology and seismic activity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian Plate canonical | 37 |
| Australia Plate | 1 |
| Australian tectonic plate | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
major lithospheric plate
ⓘ
tectonic plate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earthquakes in Indonesia
ⓘ
earthquakes in New Zealand ⓘ earthquakes in Papua New Guinea ⓘ earthquakes in the Indian Ocean region ⓘ volcanic activity in Indonesia ⓘ volcanic activity in New Zealand ⓘ |
| averageVelocity | about 6 to 7 centimeters per year ⓘ |
| boundaryTypeWith Antarctic Plate | divergent boundary ⓘ |
| boundaryTypeWith Eurasian Plate | convergent boundary ⓘ |
| boundaryTypeWith Indian Plate | complex convergent boundary ⓘ |
| boundaryTypeWith Pacific Plate | convergent boundary ⓘ |
| boundaryTypeWith Philippine Sea Plate | convergent boundary ⓘ |
| carries |
continent of Australia
ⓘ
surrounding oceanic crust ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
continental crust
ⓘ
oceanic crust ⓘ |
| formsBoundary |
Java Trench
ⓘ
Kermadec Trench ⓘ Macquarie Trench ⓘ Hikurangi Trench ⓘ
surface form:
Puysegur Trench
Tonga Trench ⓘ |
| formsFeature |
Coral Sea Basin
ⓘ
East Australian passive margin ⓘ Himalayan orogeny ⓘ
surface form:
Himalayan orogenic system (as part of Indo-Australian Plate)
Indonesian island arc systems ⓘ Macquarie Ridge complex ⓘ Interior Highlands of New Guinea ⓘ
surface form:
New Guinea highlands
New Zealand plate boundary zone ⓘ Tasman Sea Basin ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Antarctic Plate
ⓘ
Eurasian Plate ⓘ India Plate ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Plate
Nazca Plate ⓘ Pacific Plate ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| movesDirection | northeast ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Australia ⓘ |
| overlies | asthenosphere ⓘ |
| partOf | Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ |
| partOfEarthLayer | lithosphere ⓘ |
| underlies |
Australia
ⓘ
Coral Sea ⓘ New Guinea ⓘ Tasman Sea ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Indian Ocean
parts of New Zealand ⓘ |
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lau Basin
this entity surface form:
Australia Plate
subject surface form:
Antarctic Plate
subject surface form:
Antarctic Plate
subject surface form:
Antarctic Plate
this entity surface form:
Australian tectonic plate
subject surface form:
Zealandia