| Maoke plate | |
|---|---|
 Maoke plate's proposed relationships in Bird's 2003 model of tectonic plates.[1] | |
| Type | Minor |
| Movement1 | north |
| Speed1 | 70mm/year |
| Features | New Guinea |
| 1Relative to theAfrican plate | |
TheMaoke plate is a smalltectonic plate located in westernNew Guinea underlying theSudirman Range from which the highest mountain on the island-Puncak Jaya rises. To its east was proposed aconvergent boundary with theWoodlark plate,[1] although this is now best modelled after further studies as a boundary with an enlargedSolomon Sea plate or a new microplate called the Trobriand plate.[2][3] To the south lies atransform boundary with theAustralian plate and theBird's Head plate lies to the west.
