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CONTINENTAL ARC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Plate Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- continental arc
1, record 1, English, continental%20arc
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- continental volcanic arc 2, record 1, English, continental%20volcanic%20arc
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A linear or arc-shaped chain of volcanoes ... formed in continental lithosphere at a convergent plate boundary. 3, record 1, English, - continental%20arc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are two types of volcanic arcs: oceanic arcs (commonly called island arcs, a type of archipelago) and continental arcs. In the former, oceanic crust subducts beneath other oceanic crust on an adjacent plate, while in the latter case the oceanic crust subducts beneath continental crust. 4, record 1, English, - continental%20arc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The modern Cascade volcanoes are a classic modern example of a continental arc. 5, record 1, English, - continental%20arc
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Tectonique des plaques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arc continental
1, record 1, French, arc%20continental
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arc volcanique continental 2, record 1, French, arc%20volcanique%20continental
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Alignement linéaire ou arqué de volcans [...] qui se forme dans la lithosphère continentale à la limite de plaques convergentes. 3, record 1, French, - arc%20continental
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
S'il y a affrontement entre une plaque océanique et une plaque continentale, la plaque océanique, plus dense, passe sous la plaque continentale et plonge vers l'asthénosphère. Les volcans se situent alors sur la plaque continentale et construisent un arc continental. 4, record 1, French, - arc%20continental
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Chaîne des Cascades dans l'ouest du continent nord-américain et la Ceinture de feu du Pacifique, qui concentre 60 % des volcans actifs émergés sont des exemples de ce type de volcanisme. 4, record 1, French, - arc%20continental
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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