Kyushu–Palau Ridge system

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The Kyushu–Palau Ridge system is a major underwater volcanic island arc and tectonic ridge in the Philippine Sea, formed by subduction-related processes along the western Pacific margin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic feature
tectonic ridge
underwater volcanic island arc
associatedWith Pacific Plate
Philippine Sea Plate
characterizedBy deep-sea ridges
submarine volcanoes
extendsFrom Kyushu region of Japan NERFINISHED
extendsTo Palau region
formedBy subduction-related processes
geologicAge Cenozoic
geologicOrigin island arc volcanism
isPartOf western Pacific island arc system
liesEastOf Ryukyu Islands
liesWestOf West Philippine Basin
locatedIn Philippine Sea
western Pacific Ocean
namedAfter Kyushu NERFINISHED
Palau NERFINISHED
orientation roughly north–south
partOf Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc system
Philippine Sea plate margin
relatedProcess arc magmatism
oceanic crust subduction
researchField marine geology
plate tectonics
separates Parece Vela Basin
West Philippine Basin
tectonicRole fossil island arc
tectonicSetting convergent plate margin

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Philippine Basin ("Kyushu–Palau Ridge")
boundedBy
Philippine Sea Plate
hasTrench

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