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Define of Ring of Fire in geography​

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Explanation:

  • The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent EARTHQUAKES.
  • The majority of Earth's volcanoes and earthquakes take place along the Ring of Fire.

How It Form:-

  • The Ring of Fire was formed as oceanic plates slid under CONTINENTAL plates. Volcanoes along the Ring of Fire are formed when one plate is SHOVED under another into the mantle -- a solid body of rock between the Earth's crust and the molten iron CORE -- through a process CALLED subduction.


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