Boundaries of IBM Arc System
Crust and lithosphere produced by the IBM arc system during its ~50 Ma history are found today as far west as the Kyushu-Palau Ridge, up to 1,000 km from the present IBM trench. The IBM arc system is the surficial expression of the operation of a subduction zone and this defines its vertical extent. The northern boundary of the IBM arc system follows the Nankai Trough northeastward and onto southern Honshū, joining up with a complex system of thrusts that continue offshore eastward to the Japan Trench. The intersection of the IBM, Japan, and Sagami trenches at the Boso Triple Junction is the only trench-trench-trench triple junction on Earth. The IBM arc system is bounded on the east by a very deep trench, which ranges from almost 11 km deep in the Challenger Deep to less than 3 km where the Ogasawara Plateau enters the trench. The southern boundary is found where the IBM Trench meets the Kyushu-Palau Ridge near Belau. Thus defined, the IBM arc system spans over 25° of latitude, from 11°N to 35°20’N
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