Emperor of China is a submarine volcano in the western part of the Banda Sea, Indonesia. The volcano has a shield shape and rises 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) above the seabed.^[2] Emperor of China volcano is in one chain with Nieuwerkerk volcano, known scientifically as the Emperor of China–Nieuwkerk (NEC) ridge, the depth of which is ranging from 3,100–2,700 metres (10,170–8,858 ft).^[3] Image File history File links Indonesia_blank_map. ... Image File history File links Wallpaper_group_diagram_legend_rotation3. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Bandasee The Banda Sea is the sea of the South Moluccas in Indonesia, technically part of the Pacific Ocean but separated from it by hundreds of islands, as well as the Halmahera and Ceram Seas. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... Submarine volcanoes and volcanic vents are common features on certain zones of the ocean floor. ... For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... Submarine volcanoes and volcanic vents are common features on certain zones of the ocean floor. ... Bandasee The Banda Sea is the sea of the South Moluccas in Indonesia, technically part of the Pacific Ocean but separated from it by hundreds of islands, as well as the Halmahera and Ceram Seas. ... The seabed (also sea floor, seafloor, or ocean floor) is the bottom of the ocean. ... Nieuwerkerk is a submarine volcano in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. ...

The NEC ridge is lying on the Damar Basin, one of the two sea basins in the south of Banda Sea. The sea, which is bounded by East Sunda and Banda volcanic arcs, is located within the area of three major plates, namely Eurasian, Pacific and Indo-Australian plates, all of which have been actively converging since Mesozoic times. The 1–2 km thick of Pliocene-Quarternary sedimentary Damar Basin is relatively flat bottoms.^[3] Diagrammatic cross-section of an ocean basin, showing the various geographic features. ... Bandasee The Banda Sea is the sea of the South Moluccas in Indonesia, technically part of the Pacific Ocean but separated from it by hundreds of islands, as well as the Halmahera and Ceram Seas. ... Categories: Geology stubs | Plate tectonics ...  The Eurasian plate, shown in green The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate covering Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the continents Europe and Asia) except that it does not cover the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent, and the area east of the Verkhoyansk Range in East Siberia. ...  The Pacific plate, shown in pale yellow The Pacific Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean. ...  The Indo-Australian plate, shown in dull orange The Indo-Australian Plate is an overarching name for two tectonic plates that include the continent of Australia and surrounding ocean extending northwest to include the Indian subcontinent and adjacent waters. ... The Mesozoic Era is one of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic eon. ... The Pliocene epoch (spelled Pleiocene in some older texts) is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5. ... The Quaternary Period is the geologic time period from the end of the Pliocene Epoch roughly 1. ...

The submarine volcanoes of the Emperor of China and Nieuwerkerk are located at both ends of the NEC ridge, and they were active. Based on the geological and geochemical study, Emperor of China, Nieuwekerk, another ridge in the Banda Sea called Lucipara, and the Wetar segment were a single volcanic arc around 8–7 Ma ago.^[3] The volcanic activity was related to the subduction of the Indian oceanic lithosphere beneath the Australia continental block. From a survey conducted in 1979, both Emperor of China and Nieuwerkerk have been defined as extinct based on their structural settings and their age, which is stated that the volcanic activity was estimated stopped after 7 Ma ago.^[4] The end of magmatic activity in the NEC ridge at 3 Ma is thought of as the result from the collision of Timor and the Wetar segment of the Sunda Arc.^[3] Active volcanoes are volcanoes constantly erupting, including Pompeii and Krakatoa. ... Wetar is an island in Indonesias Barat Daya Islands, separated from the Lesser Sunda Islands by the Wetar Strait. ... Mariana Islands, an oceanic island arc Cascade Volcanic Arc, a continental volcanic arc A volcanic arc is a chain of volcanic islands or mountains formed by plate tectonics as an oceanic tectonic plate subducts under another tectonic plate and produces magma. ... Annum is a Latin noun meaning year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The tectonic plates of the Lithosphere on Earth. ... Categories: Plate tectonics | Geology stubs ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Towering over the city of Naples, Vesuvius is dormant but certainly not extinct .A dormant volcano is one which is not currently erupting, but is believed to still be capable of erupting. ... Timor is an island at the south end of the Malay Archipelago, divided between the independent state of East Timor, and West Timor, part of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara with the surface of 11,883 sq mi (30,777 km²). The name is a variant of timur... Categories: Geology stubs | Plate tectonics ...

See also

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia

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