Aleutian Arc
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The Aleutian Arc is a major volcanic island chain and subduction zone stretching from Alaska toward Russia, forming part of the tectonically active northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean.
Aliases (5)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island arc
→
subduction zone → tectonic plate boundary feature → volcanic arc → |
| arcTrenchSystem | Aleutian Trench → |
| associatedWith |
deep-focus earthquakes
→
tsunamis → |
| country |
Russia
→
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| extendsFrom | Alaska Peninsula → |
| extendsToward |
Kamchatka volcanic arc
→
surface form: "Kamchatka Peninsula"
|
| formsBoundaryWith |
North American Plate
→
Pacific Plate → |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic → |
| geologicalProvince |
Pacific Ring of Fire
→
surface form: "Circum-Pacific belt"
|
| hasHazard |
seismic activity
→
volcanic eruptions → |
| hasPart |
Aleutian Islands
→
Aleutian Islands →
surface form: "Andreanof Islands"
Fox Islands → Near Islands → Aleutian Islands →
surface form: "Rat Islands"
|
| hasVolcanoType | stratovolcanoes → |
| influences |
Bering Sea margin evolution
→
North Pacific tectonics → |
| isKeyExampleOf | oceanic island arc system → |
| isSegmentOf |
Aleutian Arc
→
surface form: "Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone"
|
| isStudiedInField |
plate tectonics
→
seismology → volcanology → |
| locatedIn |
Aleutian Islands
→
surface form: "Aleutian Islands region"
Pacific Ocean →
surface form: "North Pacific Ocean"
Northern Hemisphere → |
| magmatismType | subduction-related calc-alkaline magmatism → |
| orientation | southwest-northeast → |
| orogenyType | island arc orogeny → |
| overridingPlate | North American Plate → |
| partOf | Pacific Ring of Fire → |
| separates |
Bering Sea
→
Pacific Ocean →
surface form: "North Pacific Ocean"
|
| subductingPlate | Pacific Plate → |
| tectonicProcess | oceanic-oceanic subduction → |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary → |
| volcanicActivity | active → |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Aleutian volcanic arc"
this entity surface form: "Aleutian Islands volcanoes"
this entity surface form: "Aleutian Island arc"
this entity surface form: "Aleutian Islands arc"
this entity surface form: "Aleutian volcanic arc"
this entity surface form: "Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone"
this entity surface form: "Aleutian volcanic arc"