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Ring of Fire

Ellipse shaped illustration of Earth with Ring of Fire marked.

The Ring of Fire is a horseshoe shaped area that circles the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. It generates 75% of the world’s volcanoes and 80% of the world’s earthquakes.

Rights: Rupert Sutherland,Victoria University of Wellington and Gerald Dickens, Rice University
Published:21 February 2020Size: 72.96 KB