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Because there is a plate boundary around the whole Pacific Ocean. This area is also called the Ring of Fire.

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What ocean has a ring of volcanoes and earthquakes around it?

Pacific Ocean


What ocean has a line of earthquakes and volcanoes around it?

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Zone of earthquakes and volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean?

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What is a circle of fiery volcanoes that surround the pacific ocean in a circle of death?

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 zone of earthquakes and volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean?

The Ring of Fire


Japan is located in an area with active volcanoes and earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean known as the?

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What is the name of the volcanoes and earthqake belts that suround the rim of the specific ocean?

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Why are earthquakes and volcanoes frequert in japan?

Because Japan lies in the Ring of Fire, a belt of volcanoes that ring the Pacific Ocean.


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.


A large belt of mountain ranges and volcanoes surrounds the pacific ocean. Which events are most closely associated with these mountains and volcanoes?

Earthquakes


Which water body is surrounded by a geologically active ring of fire?

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