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Caroline Plate
Minor oceanic tectonic plate north of New Guinea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Caroline Plate is a minor tectonic plate that straddles the Equator in the eastern hemisphere located north of New Guinea. It forms a subduction zone along the border with the Bird's Head Plate and other minor plates of the New Guinea region to the south. A transform boundary forms the northern border with the Pacific Plate. Along the border with the Philippine Sea Plate is a convergent boundary that transitions into a rift.
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Caroline Plate | |
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Type | Minor |
Approximate area | 1,700,000 km2[3] |
Movement1 | north-west |
Speed1 | 87 mm/year |
Features | Pacific Ocean |
1Relative to the African Plate |
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The Caroline Plate was first proposed as a distinct plate by Weissel & Anderson 1978.