Ring of Fire
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The Ring of Fire is a vast horseshoe-shaped zone of frequent earthquakes and intense volcanic activity encircling much of the Pacific Ocean basin.
Aliases (1)
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seismic zone
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tectonic region → volcanic belt → |
| associatedWith |
Antarctic Plate
→
Cocos Plate → Eurasian Plate → Indo-Australian Plate → Juan de Fuca Plate → Nazca Plate → North American Plate → Pacific Plate → Philippine Sea Plate → |
| contains |
Aleutian Arc
→
Aleutian Trench region → Andes volcanic belt → Cascade Range → Indonesian island arcs → Japan Trench region → Japanese Archipelago → Kamchatka volcanic arc → Kermadec Trench region → Mariana Arc → Mariana Trench region → New Zealand volcanic zones → Peru–Chile Trench region → Philippine Mobile Belt → Tonga Trench region → Tonga–Kermadec Arc → majority of Earth’s active volcanoes → majority of Earth’s subduction-related earthquakes → |
| encircles |
Pacific Ocean
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| extendsAlong |
coasts of Antarctica
→
coasts of New Zealand → eastern coasts of Asia → island arcs of the western Pacific → western coasts of North America → western coasts of South America → |
| geologicalProcess |
arc volcanism
→
magma generation → megathrust earthquakes → melting of subducted slabs → |
| hasCharacteristic |
frequent earthquakes
→
intense volcanic activity → |
| hasPart |
oceanic trenches
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subduction zones → volcanic arcs → volcanic belts → |
| knownFor |
high seismicity
→
high volcanic density → |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Ocean basin
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| shape |
horseshoe-shaped
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| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundaries
→
subduction of oceanic plates → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Japanese archipelago
→
Mariana Island Arc → Mount Aso → Pacific coast of North America → |
partOf |
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Mount Taranaki
→
Pico de Orizaba → |
isPartOf |
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Cascadia Subduction Zone
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associatedWith |
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Pacific Ocean
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containsFeature |
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Aquarium Kaiyukan
("Ring of Fire and Ring of Life")
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exhibitConcept |
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Pacific Plate
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hasBoundaryFeature |
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Johnny Cash
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notableWork |
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Precursors
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targetRegion |