Sentences with phrase «island arc volcanoes»

Zircon is less common in other types of volcanic settings, such as hot spots like Hawaii or island arc volcanoes such as the Marianas, so the mineral can be used to track continental arc volcanism.

Not exact matches

The country of thousands of islands is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific «Ring of Fire,» an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.

THE GILI ISLAND Turtle Hatchery Arcing away from the northwest corner of Lombok are three idyllic atolls, where the sand is still powdery white, the water a clear sparkling turquoise, and the sunsets over Bali's volcano Mt. Agung in the west simply spectacular.