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Bering Sea-Aleutian Arc, Alaska

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The Ocean Basins and Margins

Abstract

The Aleutian Island Arc forms part of the northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula in the east to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the west (Fig. 1). The islands of the arc are located on the crest of a large ridge that follows the same trend as the islands. South of the Aleutian Ridge is the Aleutian Trench, which again connects from south of the Alaska Peninsula in the east through to the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench in the west. The trench is about 3400 km from end to end.

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