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Somali plate

The Somali plate is a minor tectonic plate which straddles the Equator in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is currently in the process of separating from the African plate along the East African Rift Valley and moving to the Indian subcontinent. It is approximately centered on the island of Madagascar and includes about half of the east coast of Africa, from…

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Approximate area
16,700,000 km2
Features
East Africa, Horn of Africa, Gulf of Aden, Socotra Archipelago, Madagascar, Indian Ocean
Movement1
south-east
Speed1
6 mm/year (approx)
Type
Minor

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Geology

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Somali plate

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples33
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Somali plate

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related to Geology · 27
Somali plate → Aden, Afar, African, African-Nubian, Antarctic, Australian, Carlsberg Ridge, Central Indian Ridge, DORIS, East African Rift, GPS, Gulf, Indian Ocean, Lwandle, Madagascar, Mascarene Plateau, Nubian, Nubian-Somali, Somali, Southwest Indian Ridge
Approximate area · 1
Somali plate → 16,700,000 km2
Features · 1
Somali plate → East Africa, Horn of Africa, Gulf of Aden, Socotra Archipelago, Madagascar, Indian Ocean
Movement1 · 1
Somali plate → south-east
Speed1 · 1
Somali plate → 6 mm/year (approx)
Type · 1
Somali plate → Minor
is a · 1
Somali plate → minor tectonic plate which straddles the Equator in the Eastern Hemisphere

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plate african east boundary rift madagascar indian somali africa gulf aden eastern valley minor tectonic mm spreading ridge known separating

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Somali plateApproximate area16,700,000 km21.00infobox
Somali plateFeaturesEast Africa, Horn of Africa, Gulf of Aden, Socotra Archipelago, Madagascar, Indian Ocean1.00infobox
Somali plateMovement1south-east1.00infobox
Somali plateSpeed16 mm/year (approx)1.00infobox
Somali plateTypeMinor1.00infobox
Somali plateis aminor tectonic plate which straddles the Equator in the Eastern Hemisphere0.90text
Somali platerelated to GeologyThe Arabian0.60section
Somali platerelated to GeologyGulf0.60section
Somali platerelated to GeologyAden0.60section
Somali platerelated to GeologyThe Indian0.60section
Somali platerelated to GeologyAustralian0.60section
Somali platerelated to GeologyAntarctic0.60section

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