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		Global distribution of arcs and vents
	Fig. 1. World Map (PDF) showing the location of divergent and convergent plate boundaries on the Earth's surface with their associated deep earthquakes. Also shown are the various volcanic arcs. Those with black labels include both intra-oceanic and island arcs which together equal about 22,000 km, mostly concentrated in the western Pacific region. Those arcs with gray labels are the continental arcs.
	Click here to download PDF files of: World wide arcs (60kb) World wide vents (60kb) The references for the tables are: de Ronde, C.E.J., Massoth, G.J., Baker, E.T. & Lupton, J.E., 2003, Submarine hydrothermal venting related to volcanic arcs, In, Giggenbach Memorial volume, S.F. Simmons and I.G Graham (eds.). Soc. Econ. Geol. and Geochem. Soc. Special Publ. 10, 91-109.