volcanic arc
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concept
A volcanic arc is a curved chain of volcanoes that forms above a subducting tectonic plate, typically parallel to an oceanic trench, where magma generated by subduction rises to the surface.
Aliases (2)
- subduction-zone volcano ×2
- volcanic zone ×1
Instances (14)
- Central American Volcanic Arc
- Mount Merapi ("subduction-zone volcano")
- Mariana Island Arc
- Cascade Volcanic Arc
- Tonga–Kermadec Arc
- Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes
- Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes ("volcanic zone")
- Aleutian Arc
- Hellenic Arc
- Kamchatka volcanic arc
- Mount Mazama ("subduction-zone volcano")
- Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
- Northeastern Japan Arc
- Mariana volcanic arc