Plate

Bird's Head Plate

The Bird's Head Plate covers 525,648 km² and borders 8 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 64.1 mm per year relative to each other, up to 107.4 mm per year. 13 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 5 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

525,648 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

64.1 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

107.4 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

13

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Australian Plate
• Banda Sea Plate
• Caroline Plate
• Maoke Plate
• Molucca Sea Plate
• Philippine Sea Plate
• Sunda Plate
• Woodlark Plate

Dives Beneath

• Banda Sea Plate

Overrides

• Caroline Plate
• Molucca Sea Plate
• Philippine Sea Plate
• Sunda Plate

Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900

• Dukono
• Mount Ibu
• Gamalama
• Mount Gamkonora
• Kie Besi

Sources : Bird, P. (2003), An updated digital model of plate boundaries, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, modèle PB2002 · Smithsonian GVP · calculs Live Atlas