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Why are there more tsunami's in the Pacific ocean than the Atlantic?
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∙ 12y ago
The Pacific Ring Of Fire (look it up on Google) is located in the Pacific Ocean. It is due to have very active volcanoes and earthquakes. The pacific ocean means "Peaceful sea" but the Pacific is way more active than the Atlantic! The Atlantic is only due to one volcano that can reach the United States which is Cumbre Vieja (look it up on google) that is located in the Canary Islands northwest of Africa.
But remember - tsunamis can happen in the Atlantic too, because of volcanic eruptions and landslides and underwater earthquakes (remember the Haiti earthquake).
Though since the pacific ring of fire has more volcanoes and earthquakes, they get many more tsunamis than Atlantic.
Hope this helps, and look for "Pacific Ring of fire" and "Cumbre Vieja" on google! :)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoAtlantic hurricanes only form in the North Atlantic (one hurricane ever reported in the South Atlantic) while hurricanes can form in the North and South Pacific Oceans.
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