Aleutian subduction system

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convergent plate boundary subduction zone tectonic plate boundary

The Aleutian subduction system is a major tectonic plate boundary where the Pacific Plate is forced beneath the North American Plate, forming the Aleutian Trench and associated volcanic island arc in the North Pacific.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Aleutian subduction zone 4
Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone 2
Alaska-Aleutian megathrust 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf convergent plate boundary ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ
tectonic plate boundary ⓘ
associatedWith Alaska Peninsula ⓘ
Aleutian subduction system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Alaska-Aleutian megathrust

Aleutian subduction system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone

Aleutian arc volcanoes ⓘ
Bering Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
great megathrust earthquakes ⓘ
tsunami generation ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
extendsFrom Alaska Peninsula ⓘ
extendsTo Rat Islands ⓘ
surface form: western Aleutian Islands
formsFeature Aleutian Trench ⓘ
Aleutian Arc ⓘ
surface form: Aleutian island arc

back-arc region ⓘ
volcanic front ⓘ
geologicalProcess arc volcanism ⓘ
crustal deformation ⓘ
seismicity ⓘ
subduction ⓘ
hasPart Aleutian Islands ⓘ
Aleutian Trench ⓘ
Aleutian Arc ⓘ
surface form: Aleutian volcanic arc
hazardType earthquake hazard ⓘ
tsunami hazard ⓘ
volcanic hazard ⓘ
isPartOf Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
locatedIn Aleutian Islands ⓘ
surface form: Aleutian region

Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Pacific Ocean
marginType active continental margin ⓘ
convergent margin ⓘ
orogenyType subduction-related orogeny ⓘ
overliesPlate North American Plate ⓘ
plateMotionType oblique convergence ⓘ
researchField marine geology ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ
seismology ⓘ
volcanology ⓘ
seismicZoneType Benioff zone ⓘ
surface form: Wadati–Benioff zone
subductsPlate Pacific Plate ⓘ
tectonicRole accommodates convergence between Pacific Plate and North American Plate ⓘ
tectonicSetting island arc system ⓘ
oceanic-oceanic convergence ⓘ
volcanicArcType intra-oceanic volcanic arc ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kuril–Kamchatka subduction system → adjacentTo → Aleutian subduction system ⓘ
Bowers Ridge → isAssociatedWith → Aleutian subduction system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aleutian subduction zone
Aleutian Basin → associatedWith → Aleutian subduction system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aleutian subduction zone
Aleutian Range → tectonicSetting → Aleutian subduction system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aleutian subduction zone
Islands of Four Mountains → tectonicSetting → Aleutian subduction system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aleutian subduction zone
Pacific margin of the Americas → includesFeature → Aleutian subduction system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone
Aleutian subduction system → associatedWith → Aleutian subduction system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alaska-Aleutian megathrust
Aleutian subduction system → associatedWith → Aleutian subduction system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone