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Q: Why does the Australian plate move?
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How fast does the Australian plate move?

About 6cm a year.


How far does the Indo-Australian plate move each year?

2-5cm.


Which plate is Australia located on?

Australia lies on the Indo-Australian plate.


What tectonic plate is Australia located?

I believe it is the " Indo -Australian plate"


What kind of plate is indo-australian plate?

The indo-australian plate is mostly a convergent boundary with the pacific plate.


What is the sections of the earth that move about and cause earthquakes and volcanoes?

They are called tectonic plates. There are : Eurasian Plate, Arabian Plate, African Plate, South American Plate, Caribbean Plate, North American Plate, Pacific Plate, Philippine Plate, Indo-Australian Plate and the Antarctic Plate.


What plate is Philippine?

in the top of the Australian plate


What tectonic plate is Auckland on?

The indo-Australian plate.


What plate is in the Indian Ocean between the Antarctic and Indo-Australian plates?

The proposed plate called the Capricorn Plate is a relatively rigid oceanic structure that was the westernmost part of the Indo-Australian Plate, which is now believed to exist as three separate smaller plates: the Indian Plate, the Australian Plate, and the Capricorn Plate.


In which direction is the indo-australian plate moving?

The Indo-Australian plate moves Northeast as the Pacific Plate moves around it in a Northwest direction as if rotating.


What type of plate boundary is the indo-australian plate and pacific plate?

A convergent plate boundary.


On which tectonic plate does Bangladesh lie?

Indo-Australian plate