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The 48 pages that link to Volcanic arc, each with the reason it gives.

• SubductionRelated: The surface expression of slab-generated magmas, from the Andes to Japan.

• Subduction zoneBroader topic: Water released from the slab helps generate the magma that builds the arc.

• Volcanic islandRelated: Subduction builds volcanic island arcs, often in chains parallel to ocean trenches.

• Igneous rockRelated: Arc lavas reveal how water released from a descending slab promotes magma formation.

• Cascade RangeNarrower topic: The Cascade volcanoes are a continental example of this plate-boundary pattern.

• AndesiteNarrower topic: Andesite is common in the arc volcanoes produced by convergent plate boundaries.

• Back-arc basinRelated: The basin's position is defined relative to this chain of volcanoes.

• Convergent boundaryRelated: Water released from the descending plate helps generate magma beneath the overriding plate.

• Island arcNarrower topic: Island arcs are the oceanic-crust form of this broader subduction-related volcanic system.

• Sunda ArcNarrower topic: This is the general landform class to which the Sunda Arc belongs.

• Mariana IslandsNarrower topic: This broader landform explains why active volcanoes occur along the island chain.

• Mantle wedgeRelated: Arc volcanoes sit where wedge melts rise; the wedge is their magma source.

• Oceanic trenchRelated: Water released from the sinking slab helps generate magma behind many trenches.

• Cocos PlateRelated: Water released by the descending Cocos Plate helps generate Central America’s volcanic arc.

• Sunda PlateNarrower topic: Subduction beneath the Sunda Plate sustains the volcanoes of Sumatra and Java.

• Barberton Greenstone BeltRelated: Some interpretations connect the belt’s volcanic rocks to ancient arc-related activity.

• Flux meltingBroader topic: Arc volcanoes commonly erupt magmas generated by melting in the mantle wedge.

• Sierra Nevada batholithRelated: The batholith is the deep, exposed counterpart to an ancient arc’s volcanic system.

• ForearcRelated: The arc defines the landward limit of the forearc.

• Trans-Mexican Volcanic BeltNarrower topic: The belt is a continental volcanic arc, though its orientation and structure are unusual.

• Central American Volcanic ArcNarrower topic: The Central American chain is one regional example of this global tectonic feature.

• Fuji-Hakone-Izu National ParkNarrower topic: The park’s volcanic features lie within Japan’s broader arc systems.

• Lesser Antilles Volcanic ArcNarrower topic: The Lesser Antilles are a regional example of this plate-boundary pattern.

• Dresser FormationNarrower topic: Arc volcanism is one model for the tectonic setting in which the formation accumulated.

• Forearc basinRelated: The arc marks the landward side of the forearc basin.

• Mountain rangeBroader topic: Some ranges consist largely of volcanoes generated along subduction zones.

• Ring of FireBroader topic: The Andes, Cascades, Japan and Indonesia arcs are the visible spine of the ring.

• Submarine volcanoNarrower topic: Many submarine volcanoes rise along arcs above oceanic subduction zones.

• Andean Volcanic BeltNarrower topic: The Andean chain is a continental example of this broader volcanic arrangement.

• Japanese island arcNarrower topic: Japan’s volcanic belts are the surface expression of melt generated above subducting plates.

• Mount DamavandNarrower topic: Damavand belongs to a broader region of volcanism linked to converging plates.

• Izu IslandsNarrower topic: The islands are individual volcanic peaks within an arc.

• Klyuchevskaya SopkaRelated: Klyuchevskaya Sopka belongs to Kamchatka’s volcanic arc, created by regional plate convergence.

• Mount AsoRelated: Aso belongs to the volcanic belt generated by subduction near southwest Japan.

• Fossa MagnaRelated: Volcanic arcs border and interact with the tectonically active central Japanese zone.

• NevisNarrower topic: Nevis belongs to the volcanic arc of the Lesser Antilles.

• Babuyan IslandsNarrower topic: This broader geologic pattern helps place the islands’ volcanoes in context.

• DaciteNarrower topic: Dacite is common in many volcanic arcs, where water-rich magmas evolve above subduction zones.

• Fold mountainsCompared with: Volcanic arcs arise from subduction-related melting rather than folding as their defining process.

• KoryakskyRelated: Koryaksky belongs to the volcanic chain produced by Pacific Plate subduction.

• Ojos del SaladoNarrower topic: Ojos del Salado is part of the Central Andean volcanic arc.

• Pacific Coast RangesRelated: Ancient and active arcs contribute volcanic rocks to several ranges in the system.

• American CordilleraRelated: Many cordillera volcanoes belong to arcs created by oceanic plate descent.

• Cascade VolcanoesNarrower topic: The Cascades are a continental example of this global volcanic pattern.

• Daisetsuzan Volcanic GroupRelated: Daisetsuzan belongs to the volcanic activity associated with the Kuril arc system.

• OnsenRelated: Japan’s tectonic setting supplies widespread underground heat.

• TronadorNarrower topic: Tronador belongs to the Andean volcanic arc system.

• Volcano IslandsNarrower topic: The Volcano Islands are emergent peaks in a subduction-related volcanic arc.