Manus plate

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Coordinates: 3 ° 2 ′ 13.2 ″  S , 150 ° 27 ′ 21.6 ″  E

A map of the Manusplatte and the surrounding area (French)

The Manus Plate is a tiny tectonic plate ( microplate ) that is located south of Lavongai Island in the Pacific Ocean . It lies exactly on the plate boundary between the north and south Bismarck plates . The tectonic plate got its name from the nearby island of Manus .

With an area of ​​only 0.00020 steradian , the Manus Plate is probably the smallest tectonic plate in the world.

See also

swell

  • Peter Bird: An updated digital model of plate boundaries (2003): PDF , accessed: May 21, 2014