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.

All labels observed (20)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

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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Referenced by (119)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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