Back Şimali Bismark plitəsi Azerbaijani Placa de les Bismarck Septentrionals Catalan Ipar Bismarcketako plaka Basque صفحه بیسمارک شمالی Persian Plaque de Bismarck Nord French Sjeverna Bismarckova ploča Croatian Lempeng Bismarck Utara ID Placca delle Bismarck Nord Italian 北ビスマルクプレート Japanese 북비스마르크판 Korean
| North Bismarck plate | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Minor |
| Movement1 | north-west |
| Speed1 | nil independent of Pacific plate which has 96 mm/year |
| Features | Pacific Ocean |
| 1Relative to the African plate | |
The North Bismarck plate is a small tectonic plate located in the Bismarck Sea off the northeast coast of New Guinea. It is currently regarded as a relic or inactive plate by most.[3][2] At one time it was called the Manus plate, but this term was later used for a modelled microplate at the south east boundary of the North Bismarck plate.[1]: 22
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