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What are the many volcanoes around the pacific ocean are usually called?
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∙ 13y ago
They can be called the Ring of Fire.
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Where do volcanoes occur the most?
The most volcanoes occur around the Pacific Ocean, in an area called the Ring of Fire.
Most of the earths volcanoes are located in a wide uneven loop around the pacific ocean what is the belt of volcanoes called?
The Ring of Fire
Which ocean has a ring of volcanoes on the land surrounding it?
The Pacific Ocean has a ring of volcanoes known as the Ring of Fire. This area is located in the Pacific Ocean basin and is characterized by frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity due to plate tectonics.
What is the volcano belt around the pacific rim called?
The chain of volcanoes lining the Pacific Rim are referred to as Ring of Fie.
Where do volcanoes mostly happen?
Volcanoes mostly occur along tectonic plate boundaries, such as the Ring of Fire around the Pacific Ocean. They can also be found at hotspots, like the Hawaiian Islands, where magma rises from the mantle. Additionally, some volcanoes form along mid-oceanic ridges where tectonic plates are moving apart.
Why does a ring of volcanoes and earthquakes surround the pacific ocean?
Because there is a plate boundary around the whole Pacific Ocean. This area is also called the Ring of Fire.
What are volcanoes and earthquakes likely to occur?
If you mean "where" earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely to occur it is in what's called the "ring of fire" which is the coastal ring around the Pacific Ocean.
How many volcanoes are in the ocean?
There are actually around 750 in each ocean, but even more of volcanoes in the Pacific ocean, which is known as the biggest ocean.
What place in the world do volcanoes occur?
Volcanoes mostly occur in areas where tectonic plates meet. Most of the active volcanoes in the world occur in what is called the Ring of Fire around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
Why do most volcanoes occur around the Pacific Ocean?
Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur around the Pacific Ocean basin in a roughly horseshoe shaped ring called the Rim or Ring of Fire. This is where the seismic activity is most intense due to the movement of the tectonic plates.
Why is there an area called the ring of fire?
The ring of fire is called the ring of fire. It is a chain of volcanoes in the pacific ocean.
Where do most volcanoes happen?
In an area called the Pacific Ring of Fire. See link below.
