The Ring of Fire surrounds several of Earth’s tectonic plates, including the Philippine, Juan de Fuca, Cocos, and Nazca plates, along with three sides of the massive Pacific Plate. It is also found along the boundaries of several other plates, including the North American, South American, Eurasian, and the Indian-Australian (or Indo-Australian) Plates.
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