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features > physiographic features > submarine features > continental margins > active margins

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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

active margins  

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  • Information A continental margin that is characterized by earthquakes, volcanic activity, and orogeny resulting from movement of tectonic plates.

    Created: 3/18/22

    Last modified: 1/31/25

     (en)
  • Information Marge caractérisée par une forte sismicité et une forte activité volcanique.

    Created: 1/22/24

     (fr)

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  • Information

    Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    convergent margins (en)
  • Information

    Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    seismic margins (en)

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