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Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc
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Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc
The
Izu-Bonin-Mariana
(IBM) arc system is a
tectonic-plate
convergent boundary
. IBM extends over 2800 km south from Tokyo,
Japan
, to beyond
Guam
, and includes the
Izu Islands
,
Bonin Islands
, and
Mariana Islands
; much more of the IBM arc system is submerged below sealevel. The IBM arc system lies along the eastern margin of the
Philippine Sea Plate
in the Western
Pacific Ocean
. It is most famous for being the site of the deepest gash in Earth's solid surface, the
Challenger Deep
in the
Mariana Trench
.
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