Maoke plate explained

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.

Notes and References

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