Japan Arc
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The Japan Arc is a major geological and tectonic region comprising several island arcs, including the Southwest Japan Arc, that form part of the Japanese archipelago along the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological region
ⓘ
island arc system ⓘ tectonic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amur Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Okhotsk Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Japan Trench
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nankai Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryukyu Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
accretionary prisms
ⓘ
active volcanism ⓘ back-arc basins ⓘ deep ocean trenches ⓘ forearc basins ⓘ frequent earthquakes ⓘ intense seismic activity ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Mesozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsAlong |
Hokkaido region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honshu Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyushu region NERFINISHED ⓘ north–south direction ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of oceanic plates ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImpactOn | geothermal energy resources in Japan ⓘ |
| hasHazardAssociationWith |
large megathrust earthquakes
ⓘ
tsunamis around Japan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast Japan Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryukyu Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Japan Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
distribution of Japanese earthquakes
ⓘ
distribution of Japanese volcanoes ⓘ geomorphology of Japan ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific Ring of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientedAlong | eastern margin of the Eurasian continent ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aleutian Arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuril Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
island arc geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
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