Northeastern Japan Arc

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The Northeastern Japan Arc is a major volcanic arc in northern Honshu formed by subduction along the Japan Trench, characterized by numerous active and dormant volcanoes including Mount Akagi.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Northeastern Japan Arc canonical 6
Northeast Japan Arc 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological province
volcanic arc
age Cenozoic
characterizedBy numerous active volcanoes
numerous dormant volcanoes
country Japan
extendsFrom Hokkaido region (southern part)
extendsTo central Honshu
linked to: Chūbu region
formedBy subduction
geologicalProcess arc volcanism
crustal deformation
seismic activity
hasFeature Quaternary volcanoes
back-arc region
volcanic front
hasHazard large earthquakes
tsunamis (from subduction earthquakes)
volcanic eruptions
hasVolcano Mount Adatara
Mount Akagi
Mount Azuma
Mount Bandai
Mount Chokai
linked to: Mount Chōkai

Mount Hachimantai
Mount Hakkoda
Mount Iwaki
Mount Iwaki volcanic field
Mount Iwate
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
Mount Nasu
Mount Towada
Mount Zao
locatedIn northern Honshu
locatedOn Honshu
orientedAlong Japan Trench
overridingPlate North American Plate (geophysical model)
Okhotsk Plate
partOf Japan island arcs
linked to: Southwest Japan Arc

Japanese Archipelago
relatedArc Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc
linked to: Izu–Bonin Arc

Kuril Arc
linked to: Kuril Islands

Southwestern Japan Arc
linked to: Southwest Japan Arc
studiedIn plate tectonics
subduction zone dynamics
subductingPlate Pacific Plate
subductionZone Japan Trench
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary
volcanismAge mainly Quaternary

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Referenced by (10)

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

Mount Akagi volcanicArc Northeastern Japan Arc
Mount Haruna volcanicArcOrBelt Northeastern Japan Arc
Mount Norikura volcanicArc Northeastern Japan Arc
Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group volcanicArcOrBelt Northeast Japan Arc
linked to: Northeastern Japan Arc
Mount Iō (Shiretoko) volcanicBelt Northeast Japan Arc
linked to: Northeastern Japan Arc
Shikotsu caldera volcanicArc Northeastern Japan Arc
Toya caldera volcanicArcOrBelt Northeast Japan Arc
linked to: Northeastern Japan Arc
Mount Tarumae volcanicArcOrBelt Northeastern Japan Arc
Mount Usu isPartOf Northeastern Japan Arc
Mount Annupuri volcanicArcOrBelt Northeast Japan Arc
linked to: Northeastern Japan Arc