Meaning of island arc | Babel Free
Definitions
A long chain of active volcanoes with intense seismic activity found along convergent tectonic plate boundaries.
Equivalents
Suomi
saarikaari
Examples
“Offshore to the west of the continental margin during the Early Triassic, the Sonoma highlands formed a volcanic island arc, separated from the mainland by a shallow sea that cut through western Nevada and northwestern Utah.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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