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Where are tsunamis located?

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Any coastline is at risk of being hit by a tsunami; but the Coastlines of countries that border the Pacific Ocean are especially at risk, due to the frequency and strength of earthquakes and volcanic activity in that part of the world (cf. Ring of Fire).

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tsunamis are usually found in tropical places

---- "About four out of five tsunamis happen within the "Ring of Fire," a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions roughly matching the borders of the Pacific Ocean.

Along the ring's edges, giant slabs of the earth's crust, called tectonic plates, grind together. Sometimes the plates get stuck, and pressure builds. Then, the plates can suddenly come apart and slam into a new position. The jolt causes an earthquake. If an earthquake lifts or drops part of the ocean floor, the water above it starts moving too. This triggers a tsunami."

http://www.kastda.org/tsunami.htm

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  1. they are found in Thunder Bay
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a tsunami is found in the world

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