Talk:Indian Plate

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is the india plate oceanic or continental?

Both. It includes most of the subcontinent of India, as well as adjacent (and quite wide) portions of the Indian Ocean. Geologyguy 21:23, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Speed of movement

I've seen quite a few animations of continental drift that show the Indian plate moving at an incredible rate from the southern hemisphere to plow into the Eurasian continent (such as this one). Is its speed of movement as remarkable as it seems? Why did "India" appear to move so much more quickly than other proto-landmasses? Is this discussed anywhere on Wikipedia? (I can't seem to find any information talking about it extensively.) RobertM525 21:55, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, the speed of movement was remarkable and is well documented. Why? As far as I know, there is no good explanation. This article [1] has some general information about plate tectonic "speeds", but I personally have never seen much in the way of explanation for the speed. If anyone else has good refs, please speak up! Cheers Geologyguy 21:23, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

The explanation is its thickness. I added a cite to a 2007 study out of Potsdam. Tmangray 20:57, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

What major landmasses and bodies of water are contained on the Indian Plate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.24.92.184 (talk) 17:07, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Indo-Australian Plate confusion

I've changed the article to reflect that it is in fact one of the 13 major plates, not one of the 39 minor plates. Robbiemuffin (talk) 04:36, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

What type of boundaries are on the edges of the Indian Plate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.24.92.184 (talk) 17:09, 13 April 2008 (UTC)