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 was proposed a convergent boundary with the Woodlark plate,[1] although this is now best modelled after further studies as a boundary with an enlarged Solomon Sea plate or a new microplate called the Trobriand plate.[2][3] To the south lies a transform boundary with the Australian plate and the Bird's Head plate lies to the west.
| Maoke plate | |
|---|---|
 Maoke plate's proposed relationships in Bird's 2003 model of tectonic plates.[1] | |
| Type | Minor |
| Movement1 | north |
| Speed1 | 70mm/year |
| Features | New Guinea |
| 1Relative to the African plate | |
References
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