GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sixty percent of all active volcanoes occur at the boundaries between tectonic plates. Most volcanoes are found along a belt, called the “Ring of Fire” that encircles the Pacific Ocean. Some volcanoes, like those that form the Hawaiian Islands, occur in the interior of plates at areas called “hot spots.”

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. The majority of Earth’s volcanoes and earthquakes take place along the Ring of Fire.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. Roughly 90 percent of all earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, and the ring is dotted with 75 percent of all active volcanoes on Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -This list shows the 20 countries with the most volcanoes that have erupted during the last 12, 000 years, though Holocene volcanoes can be found in 78 different countries (plus Antarctica). Totals include various categories of overseas territories, not simply “mainland” locations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mauna Loa-Hawaii. Source: R.W. Decker/Wikimedia Commons. Eyjafjallajokull-Iceland. Mount Vesuvius-Italy. Mount Nyiragongo-Congo. Taal Volcano-Philippines. Mount Merapi-Indonesia. Galeras-Colombia. Sakurajima-Japan. More items •28-Nov-2020