subduction-related volcanic arc
C3093
concept
A subduction-related volcanic arc is a curved chain of volcanoes that forms above a subducting tectonic plate where descending oceanic lithosphere melts and generates magma that rises to the overriding plate.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| volcanic island arc | 8 |
| subduction-related volcanic arc canonical | 6 |
| tectonic arc | 4 |
| island arc system | 2 |
| segment of the Andean Volcanic Belt | 2 |
| continental-margin volcanic arc | 1 |
| island arc volcano | 1 |
| magmatic arc | 1 |
| paleovolcanic arc | 1 |
| segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc | 1 |
| segment of the Central American Volcanic Arc | 1 |
| subduction zone arc | 1 |
| subduction-related volcanic belt | 1 |
| subduction-related volcanic chain | 1 |
| underwater volcanic island arc | 1 |
| volcanic arc terrane | 1 |
Instances (31)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Sangihe volcanic arc | — |
| Japan Arc | island arc system |
| Costa Rican Volcanic Mountain Ranges | segment of the Central American Volcanic Arc |
| Garibaldi Volcanic Belt | segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc |
| Central American Volcanic Arc | subduction-related volcanic belt |
| Aleutian Islands | volcanic island arc |
| Banda Arc | volcanic island arc |
| Inner Banda Arc | volcanic island arc |
| Kuril Islands | volcanic island arc |
| Southwest Japan Arc | tectonic arc |
| Cascade Range volcanic province | — |
| Taconic volcanic arc | paleovolcanic arc |
| Ryukyu Arc | tectonic arc |
| Izu–Bonin Arc | volcanic island arc |
| Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes | segment of the Andean Volcanic Belt |
| Kermadec Islands | volcanic island arc |
| Scotia Arc | island arc system |
| Andean Volcanic Belt | — |
| South Kuril Ridge | volcanic island arc |
| Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc | subduction-related volcanic chain |
| New Hebrides volcanic arc | — |
| Hellenic Arc | tectonic arc |
| Cordilleran magmatic arc | magmatic arc |
| Java volcanic arc | — |
| Kyushu–Palau Ridge system | underwater volcanic island arc |
| Insular Belt | volcanic arc terrane |
| Outer Banda Arc | tectonic arc |
| Lord Howe Island volcanic remnant | island arc volcano |
| South Sandwich Island Arc | volcanic island arc |
| Ecuadorian volcanic belt | segment of the Andean Volcanic Belt |
| Mariana volcanic arc | — |