Bismarck Arc - New Britain Arc
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Title
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Bismarck Arc - New Britain Arc
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Description
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Stratovolcanoes (figure 1) are typical of these types of tectonic settings. These features are sourced by magma that is generated by the partial melting of the asthenosphere.
Trenches (figure 2) form at the point of convergence between the subducting oceanic plate and the continental plate.
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Subject
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Landforms
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Creator
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Robert Ashton
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Date
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May 5th, 2015
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Mediator
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Tamara Carley
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Rights Holder
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Lafayette College Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences
