Plate

New Hebrides Plate

The New Hebrides Plate covers 643,471 km² and borders 4 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 74.5 mm per year relative to each other, up to 128.8 mm per year. 14 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 11 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

643,471 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

74.5 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

128.8 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

14

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Australian Plate
• Balmoral Reef Plate
• Conway Reef Plate
• Pacific Plate

Overrides

• Australian Plate

Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900

• Ambae (Manaro Voui)
• Mount Yasur
• Ambrym
• East Epi
• Gaua
• Lopevi
• Gemini-Oscostar
• Kuwae
• Suretamatai
• Matthew Island
• Hunter Island

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