Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc
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The Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc is a major chain of active volcanoes and associated tectonic features stretching from Japan’s Hokkaido region through the Kuril Islands to Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Okhotsk Plate.
Observed surface forms (18)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
subduction-related volcanic chain
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volcanic arc ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Kuril–Kamchatka Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
explosive eruptions
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frequent earthquakes ⓘ tsunami-generating earthquakes ⓘ |
| climateInfluence | regional atmospheric circulation ⓘ |
| contains |
Alaid volcano
NERFINISHED
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Avachinsky volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Ebeko volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Karymsky volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Klyuchevskaya Sopka NERFINISHED ⓘ Mutnovsky volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiveluch volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyatya volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dominantMagmaComposition |
andesitic
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basaltic-andesitic ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Hokkaido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsThrough | Kuril Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Kamchatka Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Okhotsk Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
active volcanoes
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deep-sea trench ⓘ stratovolcanoes ⓘ volcanic islands ⓘ |
| hasMonitoring |
Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team
NERFINISHED
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Russian Academy of Sciences observatories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
dehydration of subducting slab
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flux melting of mantle wedge ⓘ |
| hazardType |
lahars
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pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic ash clouds ⓘ |
| importantFor |
global volcanic gas emissions
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plate tectonics research ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Pacific Ocean region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Okhotsk microplate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySea |
Northwest Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogenyType | island arc system ⓘ |
| overlyingPlate | Okhotsk Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Kuril–Kamchatka Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| subductingPlate | Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| volcanismType | arc volcanism ⓘ |
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Kuril Island arc
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Kuril Island Arc
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Kuril–Kamchatka Arc
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Kuril–Kamchatka Arc
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Kuril Island Arc
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Kuril–Kamchatka Arc
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Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic belt
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Kuril–Kamchatka Arc
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Kuril Island Arc
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Kuril Island Arc
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Kuril Islands arc
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Kuril Island Arc
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Kuril Islands arc
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Kuril Island arc
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Iturup volcanic chain
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Kuril Island arc
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Kuril Island arc
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Kuril–Kamchatka Arc
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Kuril Island Arc
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Kuril Islands volcanic arc
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North Pacific volcanic belt
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Kuril Island arc
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Kuril Island Arc
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Kuril volcanic arc
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Kuril Island Arc
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Kuril volcanic arc
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Kuril Island Arc
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Kuril Island arc