The Philippines is called a typhoon belt because it lies in a region where many tropical cyclones, known locally as typhoons, develop. Its location in the western Pacific Ocean makes it prone to experiencing a high frequency of typhoons throughout the year.
No, the Pacific Plate lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.
Because it is included to "Pacific Belt" that belongs to "Ring of Fire or Earthquakes Belt", it so because it is lying near the Pacific Ocean. Other countries also included in "Pacific Belt" are Japan, Taiwan, California. The three kinds of Earthquakes Belt: 1. Pacific Belt- Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, California and other countries lying near the Pacific Ocean. 2. Mediterranean Belt of Fire- from China to Mediterranean areas of Africa and Europe. 3. The third is the long ridge that lies under the Atlantic ocean.
Saturn lies outside the asteroid belt.
Guatemala is bordered by Mexico to the north and west, Belize to the northeast, Honduras to the east, and El Salvador to the southeast. The Pacific Ocean lies to the south of Guatemala, and the Caribbean Sea is to the east.
as Australia and the US are on opposite sides of the pacific ocean, have a look at an atlas or map and look for the countries which are in the pacific, some of which are Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.
Because Japan lies in the Ring of Fire, a belt of volcanoes that ring the Pacific Ocean.
To the north lies Canada and to the south lies Mexico. The US is bordered by the Atlanic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
The Himalayas mountain belt lies to the north of India. It is a young fold mountain range that spans across several countries including India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.
The Philippines is called a typhoon belt because it lies in a region where many tropical cyclones, known locally as typhoons, develop. Its location in the western Pacific Ocean makes it prone to experiencing a high frequency of typhoons throughout the year.
The Pacific Ocean lies west of the Andes Mountains.
Chile is the only South American country that borders both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The Pacific Ocean lies to the west of Chile, while the Atlantic Ocean is to the east.
South America lies between pacific ocean and Brazil
No, the Pacific Plate lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.
yes it is, but the pacific is the ocean it lies in
an international border lies between countries
The Philippine Sea lies east of the Philippines. It is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean.