Arc, in geology a
mountain chain configured as an arc due to a common orogeny along a plate margin or the effect of back-arc extension
Hellenic arc, the arc of islands positioned over the Hellenic Trench in the Aegean Sea off Greece
Back-arc basin, a subsided region caused by back-arc extension
Back-arc region, the region created by back-arc extension, containing all the basins, faults, and volcanoes generated by the extension
Island arc, an arc-shaped archipelago, usually so configured for geologic causes, such as sea-floor spreading, common orogeny on the margin of the same plate, or back-arc extension
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Arc, in geology a
mountain chain configured as an arc due to a common orogeny along a plate margin or the effect of back-arc extension
Hellenic arc, the arc of islands positioned over the Hellenic Trench in the Aegean Sea off Greece
Back-arc basin, a subsided region caused by back-arc extension
Back-arc region, the region created by back-arc extension, containing all the basins, faults, and volcanoes generated by the extension
Island arc, an arc-shaped archipelago, usually so configured for geologic causes, such as sea-floor spreading, common orogeny on the margin of the same plate, or back-arc extension
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Arc. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.