island arc; curved island chain
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Meanings
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island arc; chain of islands arranged in a curved line
technicalTechnical geographical term referring to curved chains of volcanic islands typically formed along tectonic plate boundaries.
Qiān千
dǎo岛
qún群
dǎo岛
shì是
yī一
gè个
zhù著
míng名
de的
dǎo岛
hú弧
。
The Thousand Islands form a famous island arc.
Liú琉
qiú球
qún群
dǎo岛
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
dǎo岛
hú弧
。
The Ryukyu Islands are a typical island arc.
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Tài太
píng平
yáng洋
zhōu周
wéi围
fēn分
bù布
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
dǎo岛
hú弧
。
Many island arcs are distributed around the Pacific Ocean.