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Mariana Islands and Mariana Plate

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Mariana Islands and Mariana Plate

Mariana Islands vs. Mariana Plate

The Mariana Islands (also the Marianas) are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising the summits of fifteen mostly dormant volcanic mountains in the western North Pacific Ocean, between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east. The Mariana Plate is a micro tectonic plate located west of the Mariana Trench which forms the basement of the Mariana Islands which form part of the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc.

Similarities between Mariana Islands and Mariana Plate

Mariana Islands and Mariana Plate have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc, Mariana Trench, Pacific Plate, Serpentinite, Subduction.

Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc

The Izu-Bonin-Mariana (IBM) arc system is a tectonic-plate convergent boundary.

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Mariana Trench

The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans.

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Pacific Plate

The Pacific Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.

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Serpentinite

Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals, the name originating from the similarity of the texture of the rock to that of the skin of a snake.

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Subduction

Subduction is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under another and is forced or sinks due to gravity into the mantle.

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Mariana Islands and Mariana Plate Comparison

Mariana Islands has 132 relations, while Mariana Plate has 27. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 3.14% = 5 / (132 + 27).

References

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