Scotia Arc — ▪ island arc system, South Atlantic Ocean island arc system consisting of the submarine Scotia Ridge, mountainous south Atlantic islands (clockwise from the north, the South Georgia, South Sandwich, and South Orkney islands), and the… … Universalium
ARC Resources — Ltd. Création 1996 Forme juridique TSX : ARX Siège social … Wikipédia en Français
Scotia Sea — ▪ Antarctica marine region, part of the South Atlantic Ocean, about 350,000 square miles (more than 900,000 square km) in area. It lies within a complex and tectonically active marine basin enclosed on the north, east, and south by the… … Universalium
Volcanic arc — Mariana Islands, an oceanic island arc A volcanic arc is a chain of volcanoes positioned in an arc shape as seen from above. Offshore volcanoes form islands, resulting in a volcanic island arc. Generally they result from the subduction of an… … Wikipedia
island arc — a curved chain of islands, as the Aleutians or Antilles, usually convex toward the ocean and enclosing a deep sea basin. [1905 10] * * * Long, curved chain of oceanic islands associated with intense volcanic and seismic activity and mountain… … Universalium
Bank of Nova Scotia — Banque Scotia Logo de Groupe Banque Scotia Création 1832 à Halifax (Nouvelle Écosse) … Wikipédia en Français
Banque Scotia — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Scotia (homonymie). Logo de Banque Scotia … Wikipédia en Français
Back-arc basin — Back arc basins (or retro arc basins) are geologic features, submarine basins associated with island arcs and subduction zones.They are found at some convergent plate boundaries, presently concentrated in the Western Pacific ocean. Most of them… … Wikipedia
Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… … Universalium
Scottish place names in other countries — is a list of placenames in Scotland which have subsequently been applied to other parts of the world by Scottish emigrants or , or contain distinctive Scottish surnames as an element.Antarctica* Ailsa Craig (South Orkney Islands) * Anderson… … Wikipedia
