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Pacific Ring of Fire

The Ring of Fire is a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that encircles the basin of the Pacific Ocean. It is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches and volcanic mountain ranges.

A number of land and sea features are in the Ring of Fire: (here listed clockwise)

New Zealand
Kermadec Trench[?]
Tonga Trench[?]
Bougainville Trench[?]
Java Trench[?]
Indonesia
Philippines
Philippine Trench[?]
Marianas Trench
Izu Bonin Trench[?]
Ryukyu Trench[?]
Japan
Japan Trench[?]
Kurile Trench[?]
Kamchatka
Aleutian Islands
Aleutian Trench[?]
Alaska
Cascade Range
California
Mexico
Middle America Trench[?]
Guatemala
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Peru-Chile Trench[?]

External Link

Map of the Ring of Fire (http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/fire)

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