Outer Banda Arc
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The Outer Banda Arc is the outer volcanic and tectonic arc in the Banda Sea region of eastern Indonesia, forming part of a complex subduction zone and island arc system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Outer Banda Arc canonical | 4 |
| outer Banda Arc | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8616176 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Outer Banda Arc Context triple: [Banda Arc, contains, Outer Banda Arc]
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A.
Inner Banda Arc
The Inner Banda Arc is a volcanic island arc in the Banda Sea region of eastern Indonesia, formed by subduction processes and comprising islands such as Atauro.
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B.
Sunda Arc
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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C.
Izu–Bonin Arc
The Izu–Bonin Arc is a volcanic island arc in the western Pacific Ocean formed by subduction along the boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate, stretching south from Japan’s Izu Peninsula toward the Mariana Islands.
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D.
Tonga–Kermadec Arc
The Tonga–Kermadec Arc is a major submarine volcanic island arc and trench system in the southwest Pacific Ocean, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate and known for its intense seismic and volcanic activity.
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E.
Aleutian Arc
The Aleutian Arc is a major volcanic island chain and subduction zone stretching from Alaska toward Russia, forming part of the tectonically active northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Outer Banda Arc Target entity description: The Outer Banda Arc is the outer volcanic and tectonic arc in the Banda Sea region of eastern Indonesia, forming part of a complex subduction zone and island arc system.
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A.
Inner Banda Arc
The Inner Banda Arc is a volcanic island arc in the Banda Sea region of eastern Indonesia, formed by subduction processes and comprising islands such as Atauro.
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B.
Sunda Arc
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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C.
Izu–Bonin Arc
The Izu–Bonin Arc is a volcanic island arc in the western Pacific Ocean formed by subduction along the boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate, stretching south from Japan’s Izu Peninsula toward the Mariana Islands.
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D.
Tonga–Kermadec Arc
The Tonga–Kermadec Arc is a major submarine volcanic island arc and trench system in the southwest Pacific Ocean, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate and known for its intense seismic and volcanic activity.
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E.
Aleutian Arc
The Aleutian Arc is a major volcanic island chain and subduction zone stretching from Alaska toward Russia, forming part of the tectonically active northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island arc system component
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tectonic arc ⓘ volcanic arc ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Australian Plate to the south
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Eurasian and related microplates to the north ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
active tectonics
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complex slab geometry ⓘ high seismicity ⓘ steeply dipping subducting slab ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
marine geology
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seismology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of Indo-Australian Plate beneath Eurasian margin ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
accretionary prism in places
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forearc region ⓘ outer-arc high ⓘ |
| influences |
geomorphology of Banda Sea margins
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regional seismic hazard in eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Banda Sea region
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linked to:
Banda Sea
eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| orientation | curved arc ⓘ |
| overlies | subducting Indo-Australian oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
| partOf |
Banda Arc
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Banda Sea subduction system ⓘ Sunda–Banda arc system ⓘ
linked to:
Sunda Arc
|
| process |
arc volcanism
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crustal deformation ⓘ folding ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Banda Trench
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Inner Banda Arc ⓘ Timor Trough ⓘ collision between Australian continent and Banda Arc ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
arc-continent collision processes
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island arc evolution ⓘ subduction rollback and slab dynamics ⓘ |
| separates | Banda Sea basin from Australian continental margin ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
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subduction zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Outer Banda Arc Description of subject: The Outer Banda Arc is the outer volcanic and tectonic arc in the Banda Sea region of eastern Indonesia, forming part of a complex subduction zone and island arc system.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Outer Banda Arc