Banda region
E861925
The Banda region is a tectonically complex area in eastern Indonesia where multiple plates interact, forming an active volcanic arc and deep oceanic trenches.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological region
ⓘ
tectonic region ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
active volcanism
ⓘ
deep oceanic trenches ⓘ multiple plate interactions ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Banda Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banda Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Seram Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
earthquakes
ⓘ
tsunamis ⓘ volcanic eruptions ⓘ |
| hasOceanicTrench |
Banda Trench
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seram Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
arc–continent collision
ⓘ
crustal deformation ⓘ island arc formation ⓘ oceanic lithosphere subduction ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ |
| hasTectonicComplexity | high ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicArc | Banda Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactsWithPlate |
Australian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bird’s Head microplate NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurasian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Sea Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunda Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor microplate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex plate geometry
ⓘ
curved island arc ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
eastern Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpide Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banda Sea region ⓘ Sunda–Banda arc system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Indonesian archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
seismology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
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