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back-arc basin

submarine features associated with island arcs and subduction zones
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back-arc basin

Summary

back-arc basin has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • back-arc basin's field of work was geology[2].
  • back-arc basin is a type of structural basin[3].
  • back-arc basin is a type of oceanic basin[4].
  • back-arc basin's Commons category is recorded as Back-arc basins[5].
  • back-arc basin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Back-arc basins[6].
  • back-arc basin's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002277[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include structural basin[3] and oceanic basin[4].

Why It Matters

back-arc basin has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Related Entities

geology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Environment Ontology. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3yVNAz
    Field of work → geology
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