Manus Trench

Manus Trench is a trench delineating the oceanic boundary between the Caroline Plate and North Bismarck Plates, in Papua New Guinea.^[1] The Kilinailai Trench, which looks as if it is a continuation of the Manus Trench, marks the boundary between the Pacific and North Bismarck Plates. Perpendicular to the two trenches is another trench, the Mussau Trench separating the Caroline Plate and Pacific Plate.

References

↑ "Plate kinematics in the western Pacific derived from geodetic observations" (PDF). Rses.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

Tectonic plates of Southeast Asia-New Guinea (Australian Plate-Pacific Plate Convergence Zone)

Large

Small

West:	Burma Plate

Philippines:	Philippine Mobile Belt

Indonesia:	Banda Sea Plate Molucca Sea Collision Zone Bird's Head Plate Halmahera Plate Sangihe Plate Timor Plate

New Guinea:	Maoke Plate Woodlark Plate North Bismarck Plate South Bismarck Plate Manus Plate Solomon Sea Plate

Faults

Trenches and troughs

Java Trench (Sunda) with Mentawai Trough Sunda Trough Timor Trough

Philippines:	North Luzon Trough Manila Trench Philippine Trench Cotabato Trench East Luzon Trench Sulu Trench Negros Trench Palawan Trench

Moluccas:	Banda Trench Ceram Trough Ternate Trough Talaud Trough Sangihe Trough Salajar Trough Ayu Trough West Caroline Trough

Timor:	Aur Trough Tanimbar Trough

New Guinea:	Kilinailai Trench Manus Trench New Guinea Trench Manokwari Trough West Melanesian Trench Lyra Trough Mussau Trench New Britain Trench (Bougainville) Pocklington Trough

Subsea plateaus and basins

Benham Plateau
Weber Basin
North Australian Basin

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