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Island Arc
A line of volcanic islands found of the ocean that have been created by the convergence of two tectonic plates and the subsequent subduction of one of the plates beneath the other. Subduction cause magma plumes to rise to the Earth's surface creating the volcanic islands.
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Physical Geography Dictionary INDEX:
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1 2 A: Page 1 of 2.
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