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A volcanic island arc is formed when
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A volcanic island arc is formed when

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two oceanic plates converge and form a subduction zone

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Volcanic arcs result from the subduction of an oceanic tectonic plate under another tectonic plate, and often parallel to an oceanic trench.
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