The Ring of Fire
Description: This is a map of all of the trenches in the Ring of Fire.
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The Ring of Fire is a circle of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean. It is famous for lots of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Ring of Fire follows along a major tectonic plate, the Pacific Plate. 75% of the volcanoes in the world are located in the Ring of Fire. It stretches from New Zealand to Asia to islands in Alaska and along the coast of North and South America.
Bibliography
BBC. The Earth’s Ring of Fire. June 5, 2000. December 20, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/136248.htm
Matt Rosenberg. Pacific Ring of Fire. 2007. December 20, 2007. http://geography.about.com/cs/earthquakes/a/ringoffire.htm