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Definitions from Wiktionary (forearc)

▸ noun:  (geology) A region of raised rock debris which forms between the subduction zone and any associated volcano or volcanic chain.

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backarc, volcan, paleorift, orogenous zone, arete, orogen, Toarcian, palaeosubduction, pyrosphere, epirelief, more...

Opposite:
backarc, back-arc basin

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Similar:
backarc, volcan, paleorift, orogenous zone, arete, orogen, Toarcian, palaeosubduction, pyrosphere, epirelief, more...

Opposite:
backarc, back-arc basin



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