Where crustal plates collide: The San Andreas Fault (infrared photograph) runs through much of California. As the western plate, on the right, grinds north, earthquakes rock the land.
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Ring of Fire Encyclopedic Entry
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The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
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