Plate

Caroline Plate

The Caroline Plate covers 1,528,186 km² and borders 5 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 16.4 mm per year relative to each other, up to 74.1 mm per year.

Area

1,528,186 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

16.4 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

74.1 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

0

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Bird's Head Plate
• North Bismarck Plate
• Pacific Plate
• Philippine Sea Plate
• Woodlark Plate

Dives Beneath

• Bird's Head Plate
• Woodlark Plate

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