Wadati–Benioff zone

Summary

Wadati–Benioff zone is a subduction zone^[1]. It draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (subduction_zone category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wadati–Benioff zone's image is recorded as Zona de subduccion lmb.png^[3].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's instance of is recorded as subduction zone^[4].
• Hugo Benioff is named after Wadati–Benioff zone^[5].
• Kiyoo Wadati is named after Wadati–Benioff zone^[6].
• Alexander Nikolayevich Zavaritsky is named after Wadati–Benioff zone^[7].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's subclass of is recorded as seismic zone^[8].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's Commons category is recorded as Wadati-Benioff zone^[9].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0696dg^[10].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's facet of is recorded as subduction^[11].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0246267^[12].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Benioff-zone^[13].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 3545608^[14].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 008711^[15].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778204441^[16].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's Encyclopaedia Beliana ID is recorded as benioffova-zona^[17].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 322176^[18].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as pla-de-benioff^[19].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences entry ID is recorded as 9090^[20].
• Wadati–Benioff zone's A Dictionary of Geography entry ID is recorded as 314^[21].

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Designation and Status

Wadati–Benioff zone's instance of is recorded as subduction zone^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include Hugo Benioff^[5], a geophysicist^[22], 1899–1968^[23], of United States^[24], awarded the Arthur L. Day Medal^[25], specialised in seismology^[26]; Kiyoo Wadati^[6], a poet^[27], 1902–1995^[28], of Japan^[29], awarded the Order of Culture^[30], specialised in seismology^[31]; and Alexander Nikolayevich Zavaritsky^[7], a geologist^[32], 1884–1952^[33], of Russian Empire^[34], awarded the Stalin Prize, 2nd degree^[35], specialised in geology^[36].

Why It Matters

Wadati–Benioff zone draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (subduction_zone category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]