Plate

South Bismarck Plate

The South Bismarck Plate covers 309,087 km² and borders 4 plates. Along its boundaries, plates move on average 98 mm per year relative to each other, up to 157.6 mm per year. 24 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years lie on it, 13 of which have erupted since 1900.

Area

309,087 km²

Average Speed at Boundaries

98 mm/yr

Maximum Speed

157.6 mm/yr

Volcanoes on the Plate

24

Boundaries

Neighbouring Plates

• Manus Plate
• North Bismarck Plate
• Solomon Sea Plate
• Woodlark Plate

Overrides

• Solomon Sea Plate

Volcanoes That Erupted Since 1900

• Manam
• Langila
• Ulawun
• Kadovar
• Rabaul (Tavurvur)
• Witori
• Krummel-Garbuna-Welcker
• Ritter Island
• Long Island
• Karkar
• Titan Ridge
• Bam
• Lolobau

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