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[[File:Updated lwandle4.jpg|thumbnail|400px|right|Lwandle and its neighboring plates are shown. This figure is simplified, modified from Stamps et al 2008.]]

[[File:Updated lwandle4.jpg|thumbnail|400px|right|Lwandle and its neighboring plates are shown. This figure is simplified, modified from Stamps et al 2008.]]

The '''Lwandle Plate''' is one of three tectonic micro-plates that previously made up the African Plate, along with the [[Somali Plate]] and the [[African Plate|Nubian Plate]]. Its discovery is very recent, so the velocity of the plate isn't well known or understood.<ref name=Saria_2014>{{cite journal|last1=Saria|first1=E|title=Present-day kinematics of the East African Rift|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|date=April 2014|volume=119|issue=4|doi=10.1002/2013JB010901|accessdate=10 October 2014}}</ref> Many experiments are ongoing to quantify this. The Lwandle Plate lies between 30°E and 50°E, sharing a boundary with the Nubia, Somali and [[Antarctic plate|Antarctic Plates]].<ref name=Textbook>{{cite journal|last1=DeMets|first1=Charles|last2=Gordon|first2=Richard|last3=Argus|first3=Donald|title=Geologically current plate motions|journal=Geophys. J. Int|date=2010|volume=1-80|page=39|doi=10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04491.x|accessdate=25 October 2014}}</ref>

The '''Lwandle Plate''' is one of three tectonic micro-plates that previously made up the African Plate, along with the [[Somali Plate]] and the [[African Plate|Nubian Plate]]. Its discovery is very recent, so the velocity of the plate isn't well known or understood.<ref>Saria, E (April 2014). "Present-day kinematics of the East African Rift". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 119 (4).</ref> Many experiments are ongoing to quantify this. The Lwandle Plate lies between 30°E and 50°E, sharing a boundary with the Nubia, Somali and [[Antarctic plate|Antarctic Plates]].<ref name=Textbook>{{cite journal|last1=DeMets|first1=Charles|last2=Gordon|first2=Richard|last3=Argus|first3=Donald|title=Geologically current plate motions|journal=Geophys. J. Int|date=2010|volume=1-80|page=39|doi=10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04491.x|accessdate=25 October 2014}}</ref>

The Lwandle Plate is largely oceanic, resting off the southeast coast of Africa. It is currently believed that the bottom half of [[Madagascar]] is part of the Lwandlean Plate, with one of the plate boundaries cutting through the island.<ref name=Textbook /><ref name=primary /><ref name=Stamps />

The Lwandle Plate is largely oceanic, resting off the southeast coast of Africa. It is currently believed that the bottom half of [[Madagascar]] is part of the Lwandlean Plate, with one of the plate boundaries cutting through the island.<ref name=Textbook /><ref name=primary /><ref name=Stamps />