Lesser Antilles subduction zone

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The Lesser Antilles subduction zone is a convergent plate boundary in the eastern Caribbean where the Atlantic oceanic crust is subducting beneath the Caribbean Plate, generating a volcanic island arc and frequent seismic activity.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc 1

Referenced by (2)

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Venezuelan Basin → tectonicallyRelatedTo → Lesser Antilles subduction zone ⓘ
La Soufrière → volcanicArc → Lesser Antilles subduction zone ⓘ
subject surface form: La Soufrière (Guadeloupe)
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc