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 Talang hasVolcanicArc Sunda Arc
Mount Talang volcanicField Sunda Arc
this entity surface form: Sumatran volcanic arc