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They are located in a shape of a circle. This is because the Pacific Plate is circular (the Pacific Ocean is on it) and volcanoes form at plate boundaries. It is also called the Pacific Ring of Fire. However, the Pacific Ring of Fire is not entirely circular as it extends into the Philippines too.

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The Pacific Ring of Fire is a massive ring of constant tectonic activity. This constant activity produces a large number of earthquakes and weakens the crust enough for volcanoes to easily form. The large number of earthquakes including minor ones sometimes also trigger or speed up eruptions.

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The ring of fire is an area in the pacific where high volcanic activity on land makes a circle. OK!!!

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the ring of fire is a ring of active volcanoes around the pacific

and there are more then one volcanoes formed there

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