Niuafo'ou_Plate

Niuafo'ou Plate

Niuafo'ou Plate

Small tectonic plate west of Tonga

The Niuafo'ou Plate is a small tectonic plate located west of the islands of Tonga. This plate is sandwiched between the Pacific Plate to the north, the very unstable Tonga Plate to the east and the Australian Plate to the west. It is primarily surrounded by divergent boundaries. This plate is riddled with active faults thus making the area extremely earthquake prone.

Map of the Niuafo'ou Plate and its neighbouring plates (in French)

See also

  • Tonga-Kermadec Ridge – Oceanic ridge in the south-west Pacific Ocean underlying the Tonga-Kermadec island arc

References

  • Bird, P. (2003). "An updated digital model of plate boundaries". Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 4 (3): 1027. Bibcode:2003GGG.....4.1027B. doi:10.1029/2001GC000252.


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