Definition of subduction zone

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subduction zone

The term 'subduction zone' as it applies to the area of volcanos can be defined as '   The place where two lithosphere plates come together, one riding over the other. Most volcanoes on land occur parallel to and inland from the boundary between the two plates'.

The term 'subduction zone' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' elongate region in which the sea floor slides beneath a continent or island arc'.


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