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Where can volcanic eruption take place next? Can you guess?
Asked by T A RAMESH,
25 Apr '10 03:00 am
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Yes. In Japan next, wahan kaa number hai, bahut der se nahin hua !
Answered by nkpathak, 25 Apr '10 11:52 am
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Active volcanoes are not scattered over the Earth randomly; instead, most occur in belts, especially in the island arcs and mountain ranges bordering the Pacific Ocean . The concept of seafloor spreading and, more broadly, the theory of plate tectonics offer a logical explanation for the location of most volcanoes.
Volcanoes related to plate boundaries
Topographic maps reveal the locations of large earthquakes and indicate the boundaries of the 12 major tectonic plates. For example,the Pacific Plate is bounded by the
earthquake zones of New Zealand, New Guinea, the Mariana Islands, Japan, Kamchatka, the Aleutian Islands, western North America, the East Pacific Rise, and the
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge.
The Earth's plates, which move horizontally with respect to one another at a rate of a few centimetres per year, form three basic types of boundaries: convergent, divergent, ...more
Answered by kartikay sharma, 25 Apr '10 09:25 am
Volcanoes related to plate boundaries
Topographic maps reveal the locations of large earthquakes and indicate the boundaries of the 12 major tectonic plates. For example,the Pacific Plate is bounded by the
earthquake zones of New Zealand, New Guinea, the Mariana Islands, Japan, Kamchatka, the Aleutian Islands, western North America, the East Pacific Rise, and the
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge.
The Earth's plates, which move horizontally with respect to one another at a rate of a few centimetres per year, form three basic types of boundaries: convergent, divergent, ...more
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Even the best geologist in the world cannot take a gurrantted guess on that.
Answered by rajan, 25 Apr '10 08:59 am
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No.But south east asia and its border highly disturbed (like china,Mangolia,indonosia)
Answered by AANEWS AGENCY, 25 Apr '10 03:34 am
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