Bougainville volcanic arc
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The Bougainville volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the northern Solomon Islands region, formed by subduction-related tectonic processes along the Pacific plate boundary.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bismarck volcanic arc | 1 |
| Bismarck volcanic arc region | 1 |
| Bougainville Island Arc | 1 |
| Bougainville and Solomon Islands arc | 1 |
| Bougainville volcanic arc canonical | 1 |
| Melanesian Arc | 1 |
| New Guinea island arc | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7152002 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Bougainville volcanic arc Context triple: [Takuan Group, partOfVolcanicArc, Bougainville volcanic arc]
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New Hebrides volcanic arc
The New Hebrides volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the South Pacific formed by the subduction of the Australian Plate beneath the Pacific Plate, running through Vanuatu and surrounding islands.
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B.
Mariana volcanic arc
The Mariana volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the western Pacific Ocean formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
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C.
Izu–Bonin Arc
The Izu–Bonin Arc is a volcanic island arc in the western Pacific Ocean formed by subduction along the boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate, stretching south from Japan’s Izu Peninsula toward the Mariana Islands.
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D.
Tonga–Kermadec Arc
The Tonga–Kermadec Arc is a major submarine volcanic island arc and trench system in the southwest Pacific Ocean, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate and known for its intense seismic and volcanic activity.
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E.
Sunda Arc
The Sunda Arc is a major volcanic island arc in Indonesia formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate, hosting numerous active volcanoes across Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bougainville volcanic arc Target entity description: The Bougainville volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the northern Solomon Islands region, formed by subduction-related tectonic processes along the Pacific plate boundary.
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A.
New Hebrides volcanic arc
The New Hebrides volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the South Pacific formed by the subduction of the Australian Plate beneath the Pacific Plate, running through Vanuatu and surrounding islands.
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B.
Mariana volcanic arc
The Mariana volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the western Pacific Ocean formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
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C.
Izu–Bonin Arc
The Izu–Bonin Arc is a volcanic island arc in the western Pacific Ocean formed by subduction along the boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate, stretching south from Japan’s Izu Peninsula toward the Mariana Islands.
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D.
Tonga–Kermadec Arc
The Tonga–Kermadec Arc is a major submarine volcanic island arc and trench system in the southwest Pacific Ocean, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate and known for its intense seismic and volcanic activity.
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E.
Sunda Arc
The Sunda Arc is a major volcanic island arc in Indonesia formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate, hosting numerous active volcanoes across Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tectonic feature
ⓘ
volcanic arc ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlate |
Indo-Australian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
active volcanoes
ⓘ
dormant volcanoes ⓘ |
| formedBy |
subduction of oceanic lithosphere
ⓘ
subduction-related magmatism ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess |
arc volcanism
ⓘ
magma generation by flux melting ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
fertile volcanic soils
ⓘ
potential air traffic disruption from ash clouds ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasMagmaType | calc-alkaline magma ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | oceanic-oceanic plate convergence ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
andesite
ⓘ
basaltic andesite ⓘ dacite ⓘ |
| hasTectonicProcess |
plate convergence
ⓘ
slab subduction ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicActivityType |
explosive volcanism
ⓘ
stratovolcano eruptions ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ash fall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic eruptions ⓘ |
| influences |
local geomorphology
ⓘ
regional volcanic hazards ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | subduction-related volcanic chain ⓘ |
| isLocatedNear |
Bougainville Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solomon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | South Pacific volcanic arcs ⓘ |
| isRegionOf |
frequent tectonic earthquakes
ⓘ
high seismicity ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
geophysics
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southwest Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Solomon Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific Ring of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogenyType | island arc ⓘ |
| partOf |
Melanesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific plate boundary zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Islands arc system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Solomon Sea plate boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
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subduction zone ⓘ |
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Subject: Bougainville volcanic arc Description of subject: The Bougainville volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the northern Solomon Islands region, formed by subduction-related tectonic processes along the Pacific plate boundary.
Referenced by (7)
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