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Active Margin

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000380

Continental margin located where the edges of lithospheric plates are colliding, resulting in tectonic activity such as volcanoes and earthquakes; also called a "Pacific margin" after the Pacific Ocean where such margins are common.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000380
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesCoastal Sensitivity Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000380",
  "term": "Active Margin",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Continental margin located where the edges of lithospheric plates are colliding, resulting in tectonic activity such as volcanoes and earthquakes; also called a \"Pacific margin\" after the Pacific Ocean where such margins are common.",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/active-margin/"
}

Record 380 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.