Northeastern Japan Arc
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The Northeastern Japan Arc is a major volcanic arc in northern Honshu formed by subduction along the Japan Trench, characterized by numerous active and dormant volcanoes including Mount Akagi.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological province
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volcanic arc → |
| age |
Cenozoic
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| characterizedBy |
numerous active volcanoes
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numerous dormant volcanoes → |
| country |
Japan
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| extendsFrom |
Hokkaido region (southern part)
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| extendsTo |
central Honshu
NERFINISHED
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| formedBy |
subduction
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| geologicalProcess |
arc volcanism
→
crustal deformation → seismic activity → |
| hasFeature |
Quaternary volcanoes
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back-arc region → volcanic front → |
| hasHazard |
large earthquakes
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tsunamis (from subduction earthquakes) → volcanic eruptions → |
| hasVolcano |
Mount Adatara
→
Mount Akagi → Mount Azuma NERFINISHED → Mount Bandai → Mount Chokai NERFINISHED → Mount Hachimantai NERFINISHED → Mount Hakkoda → Mount Iwaki NERFINISHED → Mount Iwaki volcanic field → Mount Iwate NERFINISHED → Mount Kusatsu-Shirane NERFINISHED → Mount Nasu NERFINISHED → Mount Towada NERFINISHED → Mount Zao → |
| locatedIn |
northern Honshu
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| locatedOn |
Honshu
NERFINISHED
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| orientedAlong |
Japan Trench
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| overridingPlate |
North American Plate (geophysical model)
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Okhotsk Plate → |
| partOf |
Japan island arcs
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Japanese Archipelago → |
| relatedArc |
Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc
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Kuril Arc → Southwestern Japan Arc → |
| studiedIn |
plate tectonics
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subduction zone dynamics → |
| subductingPlate |
Pacific Plate
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| subductionZone |
Japan Trench
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| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
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| volcanismAge |
mainly Quaternary
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Mount Akagi
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volcanicArc |