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Sakhalin Island Arc, the Glossary

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The Sakhalin Island Arc (Russian Сахалинские острова) is an ancient volcanic arc dating from the Early Miocene.[1]

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  1. 11 relations: Asia, Convergent boundary, Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group, Early Miocene, Eurasian Plate, Hokkaido, Kuril Islands, Northeastern Japan Arc, Okhotsk microplate, Sakhalin, Volcanic arc.

  2. Geology of Japan
  3. Geology of Russia
  4. Island arcs
  5. Landforms of the Sea of Okhotsk

Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.

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Convergent boundary

A convergent boundary (also known as a destructive boundary) is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.

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Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group

The is a volcanic group of peaks arranged around the wide caldera in Hokkaidō, Japan. Sakhalin Island Arc and Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group are Hokkaidō geography stubs.

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Early Miocene

The Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages.

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Eurasian Plate

The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia), with the notable exceptions of the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent and the area east of the Chersky Range in eastern Siberia.

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Hokkaido

is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region.

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Kuril Islands

The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (p; Japanese: or) are a volcanic archipelago administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East. Sakhalin Island Arc and Kuril Islands are Landforms of the Sea of Okhotsk.

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Northeastern Japan Arc

The Northeastern Japan Arc, also Northeastern Honshū Arc, is an island arc on the Pacific Ring of Fire. Sakhalin Island Arc and Northeastern Japan Arc are Geology of Japan.

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Okhotsk microplate

The Okhotsk microplate is a proposed minor tectonic plate covering the Kamchatka Peninsula, Magadan Oblast, and Sakhalin Island of Russia; Hokkaido, Kantō and Tōhoku regions of Japan; the Sea of Okhotsk, as well as the disputed Kuril Islands. Sakhalin Island Arc and Okhotsk microplate are Geology of Japan and Geology of Russia.

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Sakhalin

Sakhalin (p) is an island in Northeast Asia.

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Volcanic arc

A volcanic arc (also known as a magmatic arc) is a belt of volcanoes formed above a subducting oceanic tectonic plate, with the belt arranged in an arc shape as seen from above.

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See also

Geology of Japan

Geology of Russia

Island arcs

Landforms of the Sea of Okhotsk

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin_Island_Arc