Southwest Pacific tectonic system

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The Southwest Pacific tectonic system is a complex network of interacting tectonic plates, subduction zones, trenches, and volcanic arcs that shapes the geologic and seismic activity of the southwest Pacific region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic system
plate boundary zone
tectonic system
affects crustal deformation in New Zealand and surrounding regions
distribution of hydrothermal vents in back-arc basins
formation of island arcs
characterizedBy arc volcanism
back-arc spreading
frequent large earthquakes
high seismicity
rapid plate motions
subduction
transform faulting
tsunami generation
hasComponent Alpine Fault NERFINISHED
Australian Plate NERFINISHED
Caroline Plate NERFINISHED
Fiji Plateau microplates NERFINISHED
Hikurangi Trench NERFINISHED
Hikurangi subduction zone NERFINISHED
Indo-Australian Plate NERFINISHED
Kermadec Plate NERFINISHED
Kermadec Trench NERFINISHED
Kermadec subduction zone NERFINISHED
Lau Basin back-arc basin NERFINISHED
Manus Basin back-arc basin NERFINISHED
New Britain Trench NERFINISHED
New Britain subduction zone NERFINISHED
New Britain volcanic arc NERFINISHED
New Hebrides Plate NERFINISHED
New Hebrides Trench NERFINISHED
New Hebrides subduction zone NERFINISHED
New Zealand plate boundary NERFINISHED
North Fiji Basin back-arc basin NERFINISHED
Pacific Plate NERFINISHED
Philippine Sea Plate NERFINISHED
Puysegur Trench NERFINISHED
Puysegur subduction zone NERFINISHED
Solomon Islands arc NERFINISHED
Solomon Sea Plate NERFINISHED
Solomon subduction zone NERFINISHED
Tonga Plate NERFINISHED
Tonga Trench NERFINISHED
Tonga subduction zone NERFINISHED
Tonga–Kermadec volcanic arc NERFINISHED
Vanuatu Trench NERFINISHED
Vanuatu volcanic arc NERFINISHED
Woodlark Plate NERFINISHED
influences geologic evolution of Southwest Pacific islands
seismic hazard in Southwest Pacific region
tectonics of New Zealand
volcanic activity in Tonga–Kermadec arc
volcanic activity in Vanuatu arc
locatedIn Pacific Ring of Fire NERFINISHED
Southwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
partOf global plate tectonic system
relatedTo Pacific–Australian plate boundary NERFINISHED
plate convergence between Pacific and Australian plates
studiedIn marine geophysics
seismology
tectonics

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New Guinea Trench partOf Southwest Pacific tectonic system