Aeolian Arc

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The Aeolian Arc is a chain of volcanic islands and seamounts in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, known for its active volcanoes such as Stromboli and Vulcano.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
island arc
volcanic arc
containsActiveVolcano Stromboli
Vulcano
containsDormantVolcano Lipari
country Italy
dominantRockType andesite
basalt
dacite
eruptionStyle Strombolian
Vulcanian
geologicalAge Quaternary period
surface form: Quaternary
hasPart Alicudi
Basiluzzo
Aeolian Islands
surface form: Filicudi

Lipari
Panarea
Salina
Stromboli
Vulcano
various seamounts
knownFor frequent explosive eruptions
hydrothermal activity
persistent activity at Stromboli
locatedIn Tyrrhenian Sea
surface form: southern Tyrrhenian Sea
locatedNorthOf Sicily
namedAfter Aeolus
overridingPlate Calabrian Arc
surface form: Calabrian arc
partOf Mediterranean volcanic province
Tyrrhenian Sea
recognizedBy UNESCO World Heritage Site (Aeolian Islands)
subductingPlate Ionian plate
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary
subduction zone
usedFor geothermal studies
tourism
volcanological research
volcanicActivity active
volcanismType subduction-related volcanism

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

Vulcano volcanicArcOrBelt Aeolian Arc
Stromboli volcanicArc Aeolian Arc
Aeolian Islands volcanicArcOrBelt Aeolian Arc
Marsili Basin nearbyFeature Aeolian Arc
this entity surface form: Aeolian Islands volcanic arc
Marsili Seamount partOf Aeolian Arc
this entity surface form: Aeolian volcanic arc
Marsili Seamount volcanicArcOrBelt Aeolian Arc
Ustica partOf Aeolian Arc
this entity surface form: Aeolian volcanic arc
Gran Cratere partOf Aeolian Arc
this entity surface form: Aeolian volcanic arc
Lipari partOf Aeolian Arc
this entity surface form: Aeolian volcanic arc