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Rainier one link in huge volcanic chain
The earthquakes beneath Mount St. Helens are a reminder that Mount Rainier and the other mountains of the Cascade Range are part of a volcanic "ring of fire" that encircles the Pacific Ocean. The ring, which includes about three-fourths of the worldâs active and dormant volcanoes, runs from the tip of South America up through Alaska, over to Japan and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia, and down through the Philippines and Indonesia into New Zealand. The ring of fire has been a steady performer that has produced some spectacular blasts in recent history, including the May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens that blew the top 1,400 feet off the volcano. Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-10-01 |
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