Pacific Ring of Fire

	Pacific Ring of Fire \n\n \nRing of Fire. Click image to see large version. Courtesy USGS\n The Ring of Fire is a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that encircles the basin of the Pacific Ocean. It is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches and volcanic mountain ranges. A number of land and sea features are in the Ring of Fire: (here listed clockwise)\n* New Zealand\n* Kermadec Trench\n* Tonga Trench\n* Bougainville Trench\n* Java Trench\n* Indonesia\n* Philippines\n* Philippine Trench\n* Mariana Trench\n* Izu Bonin Trench\n* Ryukyu Trench\n* Japan\n* Japan Trench\n* Kurile Trench\n* Kamchatka\n* Aleutian Islands\n* Aleutian Trench\n* Alaska\n* Cascade Range\n* California\n* Mexico\n* Middle America Trench\n* Guatemala\n* Colombia\n* Ecuador\n* Peru\n* Peru-Chile Trench External Link Map of the Ring of Fire
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