Redeoubt volcano is part of a volcanic arc that is partially an island arc and partially a continental arc.
This is called a volcanic island arc.
Volcanic arcs are usually island arcs off the coast of a continent, while volcanic mountain ranges are usually inland inside a continent. But the volcanoes of a volcanic island arc do form an undersea volcanic mountain range. So to some extent the difference is mostly a matter of terminology.
Mt. Rainier is a stratovolcano composed primarily of rhyolite or rhyo-dacite. This means that the volcano has the potential for highly explosive eruptions, similar to other volcanoes in it's arc. Rainier is part of the Cascades Volcanic Arc, which is the same volcanic arc as Mt. St. Helens.
continental volcanic arc. :)
who made a volcanic arc
A volcanic island arc.
Parallel belts of folded mountains and volcanic mountains
Redeoubt volcano is part of a volcanic arc that is partially an island arc and partially a continental arc.
No. The Aleutians are a volcanic arc.
Volcanic arc along continental boundaries. Example would be the "ring of fire" which surrounds the pacific ocean along continental plates.
Hawaii is volcanic in origin.
It's Hawaii.
Volcanic island arc
This is called a volcanic island arc.
Volcanic arcs are usually island arcs off the coast of a continent, while volcanic mountain ranges are usually inland inside a continent. But the volcanoes of a volcanic island arc do form an undersea volcanic mountain range. So to some extent the difference is mostly a matter of terminology.
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