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Conway Reef Plate

The Conway Reef Plate is another of Earth's smallest tectonic plates, located near Fiji in the complex southwestern Pacific plate boundary zone. Named after Conway Reef, a submerged coral atoll, this microplate rotates independently as it's squeezed between larger neighboring plates. Its small size and complex motion make it an interesting subject for understanding microplate dynamics.

Conway Reef Plate map

Plate Information

Size: 0.01 million km²
Movement: Complex
Speed: Variable
Countries: 0

Countries & Territories

This plate is entirely oceanic with no land masses.

Key Facts

  • One of the smallest plates on Earth
  • Entirely oceanic
  • High complexity in boundary interactions
  • Located near Fiji