The Lau Basin[1] is a back-arc basin located at the Australian Plate-Pacific Plate boundary in the Pacific Ocean. It was formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Australian Plate. The basin is bordered by the Tonga-Kermadec Ridge to the east, a frontal arc, and the Lau-Colville Ridge to the west, a remnant arc.[2]
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222656327
- ↑ Auzende, Jean-Marie (2000). "The Lau Basin: A model for the study of back-arc basins". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 107 (2): 222–233. doi:10.1016/0012-821X(90)90083-X.