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island arcs

island arcs is the plural of island arc.

Meaning of island arc

Noun

island arc (plural island arcs)

  1. A long chain of active volcanoes with intense seismic activity found along convergent tectonic plate boundaries.
    • Offshore to the west of the continental margin during the Early Triassic, the Sonoma highlands formed a volcanic island arc, separated from the mainland by a shallow sea that cut through western Nevada and northwestern Utah.2012, Chinle Miller, “The Tectonic Forces of the Mesozoic”, in In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition, page 34

Questions about island arcs

What is island arcs the plural of?
Island arcs is the plural of island arc.

Words near island arcs in the dictionary

  1. Islampolitik
  2. Islams
  3. Islamsterdam
  4. island
  5. island arc
  6. island arcs
  7. Island Bay
  8. Island Carib
  9. Island Caribs
  10. island chain
  11. island chains

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