Sunda Arc

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The Sunda Arc is a major volcanic island arc in Indonesia formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate, hosting numerous active volcanoes across Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island arc
volcanic arc
associatedHazard ash fall
earthquakes
explosive volcanic eruptions
pyroclastic flows
tsunamis
associatedWith Sunda Trench
contains Agung
linked to: Mount Agung

Anak Krakatau
linked to: Krakatoa

Krakatau
linked to: Krakatoa

Krakatoa
Merapi
linked to: Mount Merapi

Rinjani
linked to: Mount Rinjani

Tambora
linked to: Mount Tambora

Toba volcanic complex
linked to: Toba Caldera
country Indonesia
extendsAlong Java
Lesser Sunda Islands
Sumatra
Sunda Islands
formedBy subduction
geologicalAge Cenozoic
geologicalProcess oceanic-continental subduction
hasFeature numerous active volcanoes
stratovolcanoes
hasPart Java segment
Lesser Sunda Islands segment
Sumatra segment
influences Indonesian climate and environment
regional biodiversity patterns
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Indian Ocean region
linked to: Indian Ocean Region

Southeast Asia
magmaComposition andesitic
basaltic-andesitic
dacitic
namedAfter Sunda Islands
overridingPlate Eurasian Plate
Sunda Plate
parallelTo Sunda Trench
partOf Alpide Belt
Circum-Pacific and Tethyan orogenic system
studiedIn plate tectonics research
seismology
volcanology
subductingPlate Indo-Australian Plate
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary
volcanicStyle subduction-related stratovolcanism
volcanismType arc volcanism

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Mount Merapi volcanicArc Sunda Arc
Mount Bromo volcanicArc Sunda Arc
Mount Rinjani partOf Sunda Arc
Mount Tambora partOf Sunda Arc
Mount Semeru volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Sunda Strait tectonicSetting Sunda Arc
Sumatra subduction zone partOf Sunda arc
linked to: Sunda Arc
Sumatra subduction zone associatedWith Sumatran volcanic arc
linked to: Sunda Arc
Java Trench region Sunda Arc
Sunda Trench partOf Sunda Arc
Sunda Trench nearbyIslandArc Sunda Arc
Sunda Plate associatedWith Sunda Arc
Mount Kerinci volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Barisan Mountains partOf Sunda Arc
Mount Agung volcanicArcBelt Sunda Arc
Mount Agung partOf Bali Island volcanic chain
linked to: Sunda Arc
Mahameru volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Tengger caldera volcanicArc Sunda Arc
Samalas volcano locatedOn Sunda Arc
Samalas volcano mountainRange Sunda volcanic arc
linked to: Sunda Arc
Mount Ijen volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Mount Kawi volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Mount Gede locatedIn Sunda Arc
Mount Ciremai isPartOf Sunda Arc
Mount Lamongan tectonicSetting Sunda Arc
Mount Guntur volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Mount Cikuray volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
Inerie volcano volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda–Banda Arc
linked to: Sunda Arc
Inerie volcano partOf Indonesian volcanic arc
linked to: Sunda Arc
Galunggung volcanicArcOrBelt Sunda Arc
subject linked to: Galunggung volcano
Mount Lokon isPartOf Indonesian volcanic arc
linked to: Sunda Arc
Samosir Island isPartOf Sunda Arc volcanic system
linked to: Sunda Arc
Mount Marapi tectonicSetting Sunda Arc
Mount Marapi hasVolcanicArc Sunda Arc
Mount Singgalang isPartOf Sumatran volcanic belt
linked to: Sunda Arc