island arc

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.

词形变化

island arcs plural
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