Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Pacific Ring of Fire 40,000 kilometer long horseshoe shaped area surrounding the basin of the Pacific Ocean, home to the home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes, as well as 90% of the world's earthquakes. Learn more about the volatile area, the tectonic plates it consists of as well as the volcanic and earthquake activity in the countries located there, in this book.