Pacific Ring of Fire

Connected Sites: 11

Definition
The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.

Map

Connected Sites

  • Sangay National Park
    Inscribed: 1983
    2.55
    36
    5
  • Shiretoko
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.50
    38
    8
    From Shiretoko Cape at the tip of the peninsula, a series of volcanoes run down the peninsula, including Mount Shiretoko, Mount Unabetsu, and Mount Iō. (wiki)
  • Ogasawara Islands
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.12
    8
    3
  • Inscribed: 1996
    4.31
    15
    2
  • Ujung Kulon National Park
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.49
    28
    7
    "The second unique attraction in Ujung Kulon is the Krakatau volcano. This is one of many hundreds of volcanoes in the Pacific "ring of fire" that extends virtually around the Pacific ocean"(AB ev)
  • Tongariro National Park
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.66
    119
    6
  • Redwood
    Redwood
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1980
    4.01
    188
    7
    "The northern coastal region of California, which includes RNSP and the adjacent offshore area, is the most seismically active in the U.S. Frequent minor earthquakes in the park and offshore under the Pacific Ocean have resulted in shifting river channels, landslides, and erosion of seaside cliffs." - wiki
  • Mount Hamiguitan
    Mount Hamiguitan
    Philippines
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.73
    13
    4
  • Guanacaste
    Guanacaste
    Costa Rica
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.13
    70
    6
    in general, the Costa Rican territory is in the Pacific Ring of Fire and is subject to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. As such, the territory was formed because of the subduction of the Cocos plate under the Caribbean plate, forming the existing mountain ranges. The Guanacaste CA has one of the -considered- active volcanoes. Additionally, the Cocos Island NP is the highest point on the Cocos submarine mountain range, on the Cocos plate, has an extinct volcanic mount (Iglesias peak) and will eventually subduce under the Costa Rican territory.
    See lh4.googleusercontent.com
  • Fujisan
    Fujisan
    Japan
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.60
    204
    8
  • Los Alerces National Park
    Inscribed: 2017
    3.68
    23
    4
    highly active Andean Volcanic Belt (AB ev)