Question

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

Answer 1

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.