Ildringen
Ildringen er betegnelsen for det bælte af vulkaner, der ligger rundt langs de asiatiske og amerikanske stillehavskyster. Forkastningerne i området er hjemsted for hovedparten af verdens mest aktive vulkaner. Ca. fire femtedele (over 75 % af alle verdens vulkaner er der, og omkring 90 % af alle registrerede jordskælv forekommer her) af alle verdens jordskælv og vulkanudbrud finder sted i bæltet.
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Volcanic arcs and oceanic trenches partly encircling the Pacific Basin form the so-called Pacific Ring of fire, a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The trenches are shown in blue-green. The volcanic island arcs, although not labelled, are parallel to, and always landward of, the trenches. For example, the island arc associated with the Aleutian Trench is represented by the long chain of volcanoes that make up the Aleutian Islands.
Volcanic arcs and oceanic trenches partly encircling the Pacific Basin form the so-called Pacific Ring of fire, a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The trenches are shown in blue-green. The volcanic island arcs, although not labelled, are parallel to, and always landward of, the trenches. For example, the island arc associated with the Aleutian Trench is represented by the long chain of volcanoes that make up the Aleutian Islands.