Andaman microplate
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The Andaman microplate is a small tectonic plate in the northeastern Indian Ocean involved in complex interactions and seismic activity between the larger Indian and Burma plates near the Andaman Sea region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andaman microplate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9005235 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andaman microplate Context triple: [Burma Plate, borderedBy, Andaman microplate]
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A.
Burma Plate
The Burma Plate is a minor tectonic plate in Southeast Asia that forms part of the complex plate boundary region responsible for major seismic activity, including the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
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B.
Sunda Plate
The Sunda Plate is a minor tectonic plate in Southeast Asia that underlies much of Indonesia and surrounding regions, interacting with several neighboring plates and contributing to the area's high seismic and volcanic activity.
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C.
Kula Plate
The Kula Plate was an ancient oceanic tectonic plate in the northern Pacific that once subducted beneath western North America before being largely consumed.
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D.
Halmahera Plate
The Halmahera Plate is a small tectonic plate in eastern Indonesia involved in complex interactions and subduction processes with surrounding microplates and major plates in the Molucca Sea region.
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E.
Solomon Sea Plate
The Solomon Sea Plate is a small, active oceanic tectonic plate in the southwestern Pacific, located north of Papua New Guinea and associated with intense subduction and volcanism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andaman microplate Target entity description: The Andaman microplate is a small tectonic plate in the northeastern Indian Ocean involved in complex interactions and seismic activity between the larger Indian and Burma plates near the Andaman Sea region.
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A.
Burma Plate
The Burma Plate is a minor tectonic plate in Southeast Asia that forms part of the complex plate boundary region responsible for major seismic activity, including the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
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B.
Sunda Plate
The Sunda Plate is a minor tectonic plate in Southeast Asia that underlies much of Indonesia and surrounding regions, interacting with several neighboring plates and contributing to the area's high seismic and volcanic activity.
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C.
Kula Plate
The Kula Plate was an ancient oceanic tectonic plate in the northern Pacific that once subducted beneath western North America before being largely consumed.
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D.
Halmahera Plate
The Halmahera Plate is a small tectonic plate in eastern Indonesia involved in complex interactions and subduction processes with surrounding microplates and major plates in the Molucca Sea region.
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E.
Solomon Sea Plate
The Solomon Sea Plate is a small, active oceanic tectonic plate in the southwestern Pacific, located north of Papua New Guinea and associated with intense subduction and volcanism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
microplate
ⓘ
tectonic plate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Andaman–Sumatra subduction zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
back-arc basin tectonics ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ strike-slip faulting ⓘ subduction processes ⓘ tsunami generation potential ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2004 Sumatra–Andaman earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Burma Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunda Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType |
spreading center boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone boundary ⓘ transform boundary ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Andaman back-arc basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andaman spreading center NERFINISHED ⓘ transform fault systems ⓘ |
| influences |
morphology of Andaman back-arc basin
ⓘ
seismic hazard in Andaman Sea region ⓘ tectonic deformation of Andaman–Nicobar arc ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andaman Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| movementType |
oblique convergence
ⓘ
right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| near |
Andaman Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicobar Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Sumatra ⓘ |
| overlies | subducting Indian Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpide Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alpine–Himalayan orogenic system NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-Australian Plate system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeMotionWith |
Burma Plate
GENERATED
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Indian Plate GENERATED ⓘ Sunda Plate GENERATED ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
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plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
back-arc region
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convergent margin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andaman microplate Description of subject: The Andaman microplate is a small tectonic plate in the northeastern Indian Ocean involved in complex interactions and seismic activity between the larger Indian and Burma plates near the Andaman Sea region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.