Because this happens in the pacific rim, where the most volcanoes and volcanic islands are found
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What is the name of the parallel that is found at 66.5 degrees south of the equator?
The name of the parallel that is found at 66.5 degrees south of the equator is called the Antarctic circle.
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One reason is that the plates float on a hot boiling mentle. when the heat rises and the mentle expands the plates above it also moves.
the other reason is that the plates themselves move.plates have warmer inner sides that tend to rise. and colder outer side that tends to sink. this tug of war between the hotter and colder sides of the plate also helps them move.
