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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>Saria, E (April 2014). "Present-day kinematics of the East African Rift". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 119 (4). doi:10.1002/2013JB010901</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>DeMets, Charles; Gordon, Richard; Argus, Donald (2010). "Geologically current plate motions". Geophys. J. Int 1–80: 39. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04491.x</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). doi:10.1002/2013JB010901</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>DeMets, Charles; Gordon, Richard; Argus, Donald (2010). "Geologically current plate motions". Geophys. J. Int 1–80: 39. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04491.x</ref>