Aeolian Arc

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The Aeolian Arc is a chain of volcanic islands and seamounts in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, known for its active volcanoes such as Stromboli and Vulcano.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
island arc
volcanic arc
containsActiveVolcano Stromboli
Vulcano
containsDormantVolcano Lipari
country Italy
dominantRockType andesite
basalt
dacite
eruptionStyle Strombolian
Vulcanian
geologicalAge Quaternary
linked to: Quaternary period
hasPart Alicudi
Basiluzzo
Filicudi
linked to: Aeolian Islands

Lipari
Panarea
Salina
Stromboli
Vulcano
various seamounts
knownFor frequent explosive eruptions
hydrothermal activity
persistent activity at Stromboli
locatedIn southern Tyrrhenian Sea
linked to: Tyrrhenian Sea
locatedNorthOf Sicily
namedAfter Aeolus
overridingPlate Calabrian arc
linked to: Calabrian Arc
partOf Mediterranean volcanic province
Tyrrhenian Sea
recognizedBy UNESCO World Heritage Site (Aeolian Islands)
subductingPlate Ionian plate
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary
subduction zone
usedFor geothermal studies
tourism
volcanological research
volcanicActivity active
volcanismType subduction-related volcanism

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Referenced by (10)

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

Vulcano volcanicArcOrBelt Aeolian Arc
Stromboli volcanicArc Aeolian Arc
Aeolian Islands volcanicArcOrBelt Aeolian Arc
Marsili Basin nearbyFeature Aeolian Islands volcanic arc
linked to: Aeolian Arc
Marsili Seamount partOf Aeolian volcanic arc
linked to: Aeolian Arc
Marsili Seamount volcanicArcOrBelt Aeolian Arc
Ustica partOf Aeolian volcanic arc
linked to: Aeolian Arc
Gran Cratere partOf Aeolian volcanic arc
linked to: Aeolian Arc
Lipari partOf Aeolian volcanic arc
linked to: Aeolian Arc