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* '''Southern Boundary''' - The Southwest Indian Ridge, an ultra-slow [[spreading ridge]] with a slow spreading rate of about 12-18 mm/yr, acts as the southern boundary.<ref name=Saria /><ref name=H-J2005 /> This spreading ridge separates Lwandle from the Antarctic plate.<ref name=Chu&Gordon>Chu, D., and R. Gordon, 1999, Evidence for motion between Nubia and Somalia along the Southwest Indian ridge: Nature, vol. 398. doi:10.1038/18014</ref>

* '''Southern Boundary''' - The Southwest Indian Ridge, an ultra-slow [[spreading ridge]] with a slow spreading rate of about 12-18 mm/yr, acts as the southern boundary.<ref name=Saria /><ref name=H-J2005 /> This spreading ridge separates Lwandle from the Antarctic plate.<ref name=Chu&Gordon>Chu, D., and R. Gordon, 1999, Evidence for motion between Nubia and Somalia along the Southwest Indian ridge: Nature, vol. 398. doi:10.1038/18014</ref>

* '''Eastern Boundary''' - To the east, the boundary may be more of a diffuse boundary. There are current studies trying to pinpoint the exact location of this boundary; it is believed to cut across Madagascar, making it Lwandle's only boundary that is not purely oceanic. Earthquake slip vectors are the primary constraint that predict the actual plate boundaries. Velocity predicted at this boundary is 1.3-1.4 mm/yr. This boundary separates Lwandle from the Somali Plate.<ref name=Demetsetal />

* '''Eastern Boundary''' - To the east, the boundary may be more of a diffuse boundary. There are current studies trying to pinpoint the exact location of this boundary; it is believed to cut across Madagascar, making it Lwandle's only boundary that is not purely oceanic. Earthquake slip vectors are the primary constraint that predict the actual plate boundaries. Velocity predicted at this boundary is 1.3-1.4 mm/yr. This boundary separates Lwandle from the Somali Plate.<ref name=Demetsetal />

* '''Western Boundary''' - The western boundary is especially poorly understood; there is very little [[seismic activity]] along this boundary.<ref name=Hartnady /> Despite that, a misfit to a seafloor [[magnetic anomaly]] strongly suggests that motion exists.<ref name=Demetsetal /><ref name=Lemaux&Royer> Lemaux, J., R. Gordon, J.-Y. Royer, 2002, Location of the Nubia-Somalia boundary along the Southwest Indian Ridge: Geology, vol. 42, issue 10.</ref> Some models suggest it is a right-lateral strike slip boundary with a rate of about 1 mm/yr, with some extension.<ref name=Stampsetal /> Still, others even suggest that motion ceased at this boundary approximately 11 million years ago.<ref name=Patriatetal>Patriat, P., H. Sloan, and D. Sauter, 2014, From slow to ultraslow: A previously undetected event at the Southwest Indian Ridge at ca. 24 Ma: Geology, vol. 42, issue 10. doi:10.1130/G24270A.1</ref> This boundary separates Lawndale from the Nubian Plate.<ref name=Demetsetal />

* '''Western Boundary''' - The western boundary is especially poorly understood; there is very little [[seismic activity]] along this boundary.<ref name=Hartnady /> Despite that, a misfit to a seafloor [[magnetic anomaly]] strongly suggests that motion exists.<ref name=Demetsetal /><ref name=Lemaux&Royer> Lemaux, J., R. Gordon, J.-Y. Royer, 2002, Location of the Nubia-Somalia boundary along the Southwest Indian Ridge: Geology, vol. 42, issue 10.</ref> Some models suggest it is a right-[[lateral]] strike slip boundary with a rate of about 1 mm/yr, with some extension.<ref name=Stampsetal /> Still, others even suggest that motion ceased at this boundary approximately 11 million years ago.<ref name=Patriatetal>Patriat, P., H. Sloan, and D. Sauter, 2014, From slow to ultraslow: A previously undetected event at the Southwest Indian Ridge at ca. 24 Ma: Geology, vol. 42, issue 10. doi:10.1130/G24270A.1</ref> This boundary separates Lawndale from the Nubian Plate.<ref name=Demetsetal />

* '''Northern Boundary''' - Bordering the Lwandle plate to the north is the Romuva plate.<ref name=Stampsetal />

* '''Northern Boundary''' - Bordering the Lwandle plate to the north is the Romuva plate.<ref name=Stampsetal />