The Ring of Fire // Brain Bites
Channel: Brain Bites
Date: 2015-03-05

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Animated by Alex Trimpe - http://alextrimpe.com
Voiceover by Mandy Rose – http://mandyrose.com

Located around the basin of the pacific ocean, The Ring of Fire is not really a ring, but more like an awkward horseshoe. 

It is home to most of the worlds volcanoes as well as 90% of the worlds earthquakes.. But..why so many?

Well, It's a result of subduction of oceanic plates beneath lighter continental plates.

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