South Sandwich Island Arc

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The South Sandwich Island Arc is a volcanic island chain in the South Atlantic Ocean formed by the subduction of the South American Plate beneath the Scotia Plate, featuring active volcanoes and associated deep-sea trenches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf subduction zone
volcanic island arc
associatedWith South Sandwich Trench
biogeographicCharacteristic remote and sparsely vegetated islands
climate sub-Antarctic
closestContinent Antarctica
South America
country United Kingdom
dominantMagmaComposition basaltic-andesitic
eruptiveStyle predominantly explosive
formedBy subduction of the South American Plate beneath the Scotia Plate
geodynamicRole accommodates relative motion between South American Plate and Scotia Plate
geologicalAge Cenozoic
governedAsPartOf British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
hasFeature active volcanoes
deep-sea trench
hasVolcanicEdifice stratovolcanoes
submarine volcanoes
hazard earthquakes
tsunamis
volcanic eruptions
includes South Sandwich Islands
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean
Southern Hemisphere
marginType ocean-ocean convergent margin
oceanBasin South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic
oceanicCrustSubducted South American Plate
orientation north-south trending arc
overridingPlate Scotia Plate
partOf British Overseas Territories
Scotia Arc
researchUse natural laboratory for subduction-related volcanism
study of plate tectonics
seismicity high
subductionZoneType intra-oceanic subduction zone
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary
volcanicActivity ongoing
volcanismType subduction-related volcanism

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South Sandwich Trench partOf South Sandwich Island Arc
South Sandwich Trench associatedWith South Sandwich subduction zone
linked to: South Sandwich Island Arc
South Sandwich Trench associatedWith South Sandwich volcanic arc
linked to: South Sandwich Island Arc
Scotia Arc hasPart South Sandwich Arc
linked to: South Sandwich Island Arc
Scotia Arc extendsTo South Sandwich Islands region
linked to: South Sandwich Island Arc
Thule Island partOf South Sandwich Islands archipelago
linked to: South Sandwich Island Arc
Thule Island hasVolcanicArc South Sandwich volcanic arc
linked to: South Sandwich Island Arc
Candlemas Island volcanicArcOrBelt South Sandwich volcanic arc
linked to: South Sandwich Island Arc
Sandwich Plate associatedWith South Sandwich Island Arc
South Sandwich microplate hasVolcanicArc South Sandwich Islands volcanic arc
linked to: South Sandwich Island Arc
East Scotia Ridge near South Sandwich Island Arc