New Britain Trench subduction system
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The New Britain Trench subduction system is a major convergent plate boundary in the southwestern Pacific where an oceanic plate descends beneath another, driving intense seismic and volcanic activity in the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Britain Trench subduction system canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ tectonic plate boundary system ⓘ |
| activityStatus | active ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Britain Trench
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Britain island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryType | oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary ⓘ |
| causes |
crustal deformation in New Britain
ⓘ
earthquakes in New Britain region ⓘ tsunami-generating earthquakes ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea jurisdiction ⓘ |
| drives |
intense seismic activity in New Britain region
ⓘ
intense volcanic activity in New Britain region ⓘ |
| forms | part of the boundary of microplates in the southwest Pacific ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
back-arc region
ⓘ
deep ocean trench ⓘ forearc region ⓘ volcanic arc ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
arc volcanism
ⓘ
megathrust faulting ⓘ oceanic plate subduction ⓘ |
| hasSeismicity | frequent large-magnitude earthquakes ⓘ |
| hasVolcanism | arc volcanoes along New Britain ⓘ |
| hazardType |
seismic hazard
ⓘ
tsunami hazard ⓘ volcanic hazard ⓘ |
| influences |
distribution of volcanoes in New Britain
ⓘ
tectonic evolution of New Britain region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Papua New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
region of New Britain ⓘ southwestern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bismarck Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwest Pacific convergent margin system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bismarck volcanic arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Britain volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ring of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates convergence between oceanic plates in southwest Pacific ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent margin ⓘ |
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