Maoke_Plate
Maoke Plate
Small tectonic plate in western New Guinea
The Maoke Plate is a small tectonic plate located in western New Guinea underlying the Sudirman Range from which the highest mountain on the island- Puncak Jaya rises. To its east was proposed a convergent boundary with the Woodlark Plate,[1] although this is now best modelled after further studies as a boundary with an enlarged Solomon Sea Plate or a new microplate called the Trobriand Plate.[2][3] To the south lies a transform boundary with the Australian Plate and the Bird's Head Plate lies to the west.