Distribution of Volcanoes

• Not evenly distributed or randomly patterned
• Tend to be on the Edge of Continents and the middle of oceans
• Belt of Volcanoes along Western America
• Volcanoes surround the Pacific
• Large amounts of Volcanoes in:

  • Southern Europe/Asia
  • Java + Sumatra
  • East Africa
  • Hawaii
  • Mid Atlantic
  • Iceland