Pacific–Indo-Australian region
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The Pacific–Indo-Australian region is a tectonically active marine area where the Pacific and Indo-Australian plates interact, giving rise to complex subduction zones, deep-sea trenches, and frequent earthquakes and volcanism.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine region
ⓘ
plate boundary zone ⓘ tectonic region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea region NERFINISHED ⓘ New Hebrides Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Sea region ⓘ Sunda Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga–Kermadec Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geodynamicSetting |
interaction of Pacific and Indo-Australian plates
ⓘ
oceanic–continental convergence ⓘ oceanic–oceanic convergence ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone boundary ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
back-arc basins
ⓘ
complex subduction zones ⓘ deep-sea trenches ⓘ island arcs ⓘ |
| hasInteractingPlate |
Australian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-Australian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
arc magmatism
ⓘ
crustal deformation ⓘ seafloor seismicity ⓘ slab subduction ⓘ |
| hasTrench |
Java Trench
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kermadec Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ New Hebrides Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Puysegur Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunda Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
seismic hazard in surrounding coastal countries
ⓘ
tsunami generation in the Indo-Pacific ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ eastern Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Pacific ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| seismicity | frequent large earthquakes ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| tectonicActivity |
earthquakes
ⓘ
plate convergence ⓘ subduction ⓘ volcanism ⓘ |
| volcanicActivity | frequent explosive eruptions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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