Maoke Plate

E349438

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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Maoke Plate canonical 2

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Statements (26)

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 Australian–Pacific plate boundary zone ⓘ
complex plate boundary zone of New Guinea ⓘ
region Papua region of Indonesia ⓘ
linked to: Papua
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 ⓘ