Indo-Australian Plate
[in-doh-aw-streyl-yuh n] /ˈɪn doʊ ɔˈstreɪl yən/
noun, Geology.
1.
a major tectonic division of the earth’s crust, comprising India and the Australian continent and adjacent suboceanic basins (the Tasman, South Australian, Mid-Indian, Cocos, and Australian basins); separated from the Eurasian Plate by the Java Trench, from the Pacific Plate by the Tonga-Kermadec Trench, and from the African Plate by a series of mid-ocean ridges (the Carlsberg, Mid-Indian, and Southeast Indian ridges).
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