volcanic belt
Magma activity region
A volcanic belt is a region where volcanoes cluster along a geological boundary, typically where tectonic plates meet.
The Pacific Ring of Fire is the most famous example, arcing from New Zealand through Japan to the Americas.
The country sits within an active volcanic belt.
- Pacific Ring of FireTectonically active ocean perimeter
- Ring of FirePacific tectonic boundary zone
- East African RiftContinental divergence zone
- subductionPlate descending beneath another
- ash cloudAirborne eruption debris
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