Mariana volcanic arc
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mariana volcanic arc canonical | 12 |
| Mariana Arc | 9 |
| Guam volcanic complex | 1 |
| Mariana Islands volcanic province | 1 |
| Mariana arc | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T59843 — 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: Mariana volcanic arc Context triple: [Mariana Trench, nearbyVolcanism, Mariana volcanic arc]
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Cascade Volcanic Arc
The Cascade Volcanic Arc is a major chain of active and dormant volcanoes in western North America, stretching from northern California through Oregon and Washington into British Columbia.
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B.
Aleutian Arc
The Aleutian Arc is a major volcanic island chain and subduction zone stretching from Alaska toward Russia, forming part of the tectonically active northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Kamchatka volcanic arc
The Kamchatka volcanic arc is a highly active chain of volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent eruptions, numerous stratovolcanoes, and significant role in global volcanism and tectonics.
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D.
Pacific Ring of Fire
The Pacific Ring of Fire is a vast, horseshoe-shaped zone encircling the Pacific Ocean that is renowned for its intense seismic activity, frequent earthquakes, and numerous active volcanoes.
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E.
Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
The Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes is a major segment of the Andean volcanic chain characterized by numerous high stratovolcanoes and extensive volcanic plateaus spanning parts of Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mariana volcanic arc Target entity description: 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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A.
Cascade Volcanic Arc
The Cascade Volcanic Arc is a major chain of active and dormant volcanoes in western North America, stretching from northern California through Oregon and Washington into British Columbia.
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B.
Aleutian Arc
The Aleutian Arc is a major volcanic island chain and subduction zone stretching from Alaska toward Russia, forming part of the tectonically active northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Kamchatka volcanic arc
The Kamchatka volcanic arc is a highly active chain of volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent eruptions, numerous stratovolcanoes, and significant role in global volcanism and tectonics.
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Pacific Ring of Fire
The Pacific Ring of Fire is a vast, horseshoe-shaped zone encircling the Pacific Ocean that is renowned for its intense seismic activity, frequent earthquakes, and numerous active volcanoes.
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Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
The Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes is a major segment of the Andean volcanic chain characterized by numerous high stratovolcanoes and extensive volcanic plateaus spanning parts of Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
subduction-related volcanic arc
ⓘ
volcanic arc ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mariana Trench
ⓘ
back-arc spreading in the Mariana Trough ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dominantRockType |
andesite
ⓘ
basalt ⓘ dacite ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasActivityStatus |
active volcanoes
ⓘ
dormant volcanoes ⓘ |
| hasNotableIslandVolcano |
Agrihan
ⓘ
Anatahan ⓘ Asuncion ⓘ Farallon de Pajaros ⓘ Mariana volcanic arc self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Guam volcanic complex
Pagan ⓘ Sarigan ⓘ |
| hasNotableSubmarineVolcano |
Esmeralda Bank
ⓘ
Forecast Seamount ⓘ NW Rota-1 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mariana Island Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Mariana Islands
Mariana subduction zone ⓘ
surface form:
Mariana Trench forearc region
|
| hasVolcanoType |
seamount
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ submarine volcano ⓘ |
| includes |
Northern Mariana Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Guam ⓘ |
| isSegmentOf | western Pacific island arcs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Ring of Fire
ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| maximumDepthNearby |
Challenger Deep
ⓘ
surface form:
Mariana Trench Challenger Deep region
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| nearbyPlate |
Pacific Plate
ⓘ
Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south trending chain ⓘ |
| overlies | Mariana subduction zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Izu–Bonin Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc system
|
| produces | arc magmas ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
marine geophysical surveys
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ocean drilling ⓘ submersible exploration ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
arc magma genesis
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deep-sea volcanism ⓘ subduction processes ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| volcanismType | subduction-zone volcanism ⓘ |
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Subject: Mariana volcanic arc Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (24)
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