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Yes. The majority of volcanoes are found near plate boundaries.

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No. Some Volcanoes are located in places like Hawaii. (where there are no plate boundaries). Such hot spot volcanoes account for about 10% of the world's volcanic activity.

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Not necessarily. Some volcanoes form in mountain ranger, but not all. Not all mountain ranges have volcanoes either.

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