Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc
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Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc
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The Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc is a volcanic arc that forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Plate. It is part of a subduction zone, also known as the Lesser Antilles subduction zone, where the oceanic crust of the North American Plate is being subducted under the Caribbean Plate. This subduction process formed a number of volcanic islands, from the Virgin Islands in the north to the islands off the coast of Venezuela in the south. The Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc includes 21 'active' vol
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Volcanic arc that forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Plate
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antilles_Volcanic_Arc
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2022-11-18T22:29:32Z
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