abstract:The Mariana Plate is a small tectonic plate located west of the Mariana Trench and forms the basement of the Mariana Islands. It is separated from the Philippine Sea Plate by a long divergent boundary with numerous transform fault offsets.
Thishas likewisecreated a delay in the s Americanroll, thoughthe Marianaplate is freetotiltandfoldandisdoingso, as are the plates in thenorthern Pacific.