Story: Volcanoes
It has long been known that there is a belt of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean – the Pacific Ring of Fire. It is now recognised that these volcanoes are caused by subduction around the edge of the Pacific tectonic plate.
Source: National Geophysical Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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