Mariana Plate
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The Mariana Plate is a small tectonic plate in the western Pacific Ocean associated with the Mariana Trench and intense subduction-related seismic and volcanic activity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mariana Plate canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
microplate
ⓘ
tectonic plate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mariana Trench
ⓘ
intense seismic activity ⓘ intense volcanic activity ⓘ subduction zone ⓘ subduction-related volcanism ⓘ |
| boundaryType |
convergent boundary
ⓘ
subduction boundary ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess |
arc volcanism
ⓘ
oceanic lithosphere subduction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Mariana Island Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Mariana island arc
back-arc basin structures ⓘ deep-sea trench system ⓘ |
| lithosphereType | oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| movementType | relative plate motion ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| near |
Caroline Plate
ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ocean drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific basin
|
| region | northwest Pacific ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
deep-focus earthquakes
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ subduction dynamics ⓘ |
| scale | small plate ⓘ |
| seismicity | frequent earthquakes ⓘ |
| tectonicRole |
accommodates convergence between plates
ⓘ
hosts the Mariana subduction system ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| volcanism | subduction-related volcanoes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.