Mariana Plate
| Mariana Plate | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Minor |
| Approximate area | 360,000 km2[1] |
| Movement1 | north-west |
| Speed1 | 39-51mm/year |
| Features | Mariana Islands, Mariana Trench |
| 1Relative to the African Plate | |
Cross section across the Mariana Plate
The Mariana Plate is a small tectonic plate located west of the Mariana Trench and forms the basement of the Mariana Islands. It is separated from the Philippine Sea Plate by a long divergent boundary with numerous transform fault offsets. The boundary between the Mariana and the Pacific Plate to the east is a subduction zone with the Pacific Plate subducting beneath the Mariana. The Mariana Trench forms the southeastern boundary and the Izu-Ogasawara Trench the northeastern boundary.[2]
References
- ↑ Alden, Andrew (28 February 2017). "Here Are the Sizes of Tectonic or Lithospheric Plates". ThoughtCo.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ↑ Bird, P. (2003). "An updated digital model of plate boundaries". Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 4 (3): 1027. doi:10.1029/2001GC000252.
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