Sunda Arc

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The Sunda Arc is a major volcanic island arc in Indonesia formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate, hosting numerous active volcanoes across Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island arc
volcanic arc
associatedHazard ash fall
earthquakes
explosive volcanic eruptions
pyroclastic flows
tsunamis
associatedWith Sunda Trench
contains Mount Agung
surface form: Agung

Krakatoa
surface form: Anak Krakatau

Krakatoa
surface form: Krakatau

Krakatoa
Mount Merapi
surface form: Merapi

Mount Rinjani
surface form: Rinjani

Mount Tambora
surface form: Tambora

Toba Caldera
surface form: Toba volcanic complex
country Indonesia
extendsAlong Java
Lesser Sunda Islands
Sumatra
Greater Sunda Islands
surface form: Sunda Islands
formedBy subduction
geologicalAge Cenozoic
geologicalProcess oceanic-continental subduction
hasFeature numerous active volcanoes
stratovolcanoes
hasPart Java segment
Lesser Sunda Islands
surface form: Lesser Sunda Islands segment

Sumatra subduction zone
surface form: Sumatra segment
influences Indonesian climate and environment
regional biodiversity patterns
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Indian Ocean Region
surface form: Indian Ocean region

Southeast Asia
magmaComposition andesitic
basaltic-andesitic
dacitic
namedAfter Greater Sunda Islands
surface form: Sunda Islands
overridingPlate Eurasian Plate
Sunda Plate
parallelTo Sunda Trench
partOf Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
surface form: Alpide Belt

East Pacific tectonic system
surface form: Circum-Pacific and Tethyan orogenic system
studiedIn plate tectonics research
seismology
volcanology
subductingPlate Indo-Australian Plate
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary
volcanicStyle subduction-related stratovolcanism
volcanismType arc volcanism

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Mount Merapi volcanicArc Sunda Arc
Mount Bromo volcanicArc Sunda Arc
Mount Rinjani partOf Sunda Arc
Mount Tambora partOf Sunda Arc
Mount Semeru volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Sunda Strait tectonicSetting Sunda Arc
Sumatra subduction zone partOf Sunda Arc
this entity surface form: Sunda arc
Sumatra subduction zone associatedWith Sunda Arc
this entity surface form: Sumatran volcanic arc
Java Trench region Sunda Arc
Sunda Trench partOf Sunda Arc
Sunda Trench nearbyIslandArc Sunda Arc
Sunda Plate associatedWith Sunda Arc
Mount Kerinci volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Barisan Mountains partOf Sunda Arc
Mount Agung volcanicArcBelt Sunda Arc
Mount Agung partOf Sunda Arc
this entity surface form: Bali Island volcanic chain
Mahameru volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Tengger caldera volcanicArc Sunda Arc
Samalas volcano locatedOn Sunda Arc
Samalas volcano mountainRange Sunda Arc
this entity surface form: Sunda volcanic arc
Mount Ijen volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Mount Kawi volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Mount Gede locatedIn Sunda Arc
Mount Ciremai isPartOf Sunda Arc
Mount Lamongan tectonicSetting Sunda Arc
Mount Guntur volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Mount Cikuray volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Inerie volcano volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
this entity surface form: Sunda–Banda Arc
Inerie volcano partOf Sunda Arc
this entity surface form: Indonesian volcanic arc
Galunggung volcano volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
subject surface form: Galunggung
Mount Lokon isPartOf Sunda Arc
this entity surface form: Indonesian volcanic arc
Samosir Island isPartOf Sunda Arc
this entity surface form: Sunda Arc volcanic system
Mount Marapi tectonicSetting Sunda Arc
Mount Marapi hasVolcanicArc Sunda Arc
Mount Singgalang isPartOf Sunda Arc
this entity surface form: Sumatran volcanic belt