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Elden [556K]
3 years ago
6

What is the ducting play involved in the formation of the volcanoes of the Philippine islands

Geography
1 answer:
romanna [79]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Subducting forces played a crucial role in formation of the islands.

Explanation:

  • These are known as the formation of Archipelago. Many thousands of islands that constitute the philippine island are an Icelandic arc and volcanic in origin.
  • That is supposed to have been formed after the subduction of plates that collided together such as the Eurasian plate, Philippine Sea, and the Indo Australian plate.
  • Being made up of 7,000 island groups. countries situated around the pacific ring of fire. Consist of 11 small islands while the rest are large islands that cover 90% of the surface area of the philippine plate and Luzon alone covers about 40,541 square miles.
  • The original Icelandic arcs are known to have been colloidal earlier with the Sundaland forming a series of Archipelago. Melting of molten lava in the earth's crust leads to the formation of a series of chains that are seen today as the philippine islands.
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