Related words. 1  poke noun. 2  poke around phrasal verb. 3  poke fun (at) phrase.  a pig in a poke 1  phrase. poke a hole in something phrase.  poke/shove/stick your nose into something 1  phrase. poke about phrasal verb at poke around.  poke fun at phrase at make fun of.
Because the subduction zone (which is also the plate boundary) is generally an arc-shape, geologists named those volcanoes volcanic arcs. A volcanic arc built on continental crust is called a continental arc; when built on oceanic crust the volcanoes form an island arc. Volcanic arcs are made of an arc-shaped chain of volcanoes. 2  The position of which could be continental or mid-ocean. 3  While an island arc must be offshore and does not necessarily be volcanic (e.g. Hellenic arc).
Central America. The Central America Volcanic Arc is a chain of volcanoes which extends parallel to the Pacific coast line of the Central American Isthmus, from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and down to northern Panama.ince Central America is a major subduction zone, Nicaragua hosts most of the Central American Volcanic Arc. Seismograms are available on the Ineter webseite; for volcanoes check Volcano monitoring stations and Broadband stations. - For lots of interesting info and photos go to Xolo ! Nicaragua: MASAYA O-Web 5 min.