GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The chain runs up along the western coast of South and North America, crosses over the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, runs down the eastern coast of Asia past New Zealand and into the northern coast of Antarctica.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ring of Fire isn’t quite a circular ring. It is shaped more like a 40, 000-kilometer (25, 000-mile) horseshoe. A string of 452 volcanoes stretches from the southern tip of South America, up along the coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, down through Japan, and into New Zealand.

Detailed explanation-3: -What countries are in the Ring of Fire? There are 15 countries in the ring of fire; Indonesia, New Zealand, Papa New Guinea, Philippines, Japan, United States, Chile, Canada, Guatemala, Russia, Peru, Solomon Islands, Mexico and Antarctica.