Timor plate
Microplate in Southeast Asia carrying the island of Timor and surrounding islands
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The Timor plate is a small tectonic plate (microplate) in Southeast Asia carrying the island of Timor and surrounding islands. The Australian plate is subducting under the southern edge of the plate, while a small divergent boundary is located on the eastern edge. Another convergent boundary exists with the Banda Sea plate to the north, and to the west is a transform boundary.
| Timor plate | |
|---|---|
| |
| Type | Micro |
| Movement1 | North |
| Speed1 | 44mm/year |
| Features | Timor, Pacific Ocean |
| 1Relative to the African plate | |
See also
References
- Bird, P. (2003). "An updated digital model of plate boundaries". Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 4 (3): 1027. Bibcode:2003GGG.....4.1027B. doi:10.1029/2001GC000252.
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