The equator and the International Date Line cross in the area of Pacific Ocean. There is a tradition to celebrate the first sailor's crossing of the line.
California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and Alaska all border the mountain region and are located in the Pacific.
They are called fringing reefs. They grow directly from shore and form borders along the shoreline.
When a fringing reef continues to grow upward from a volcanic island that has sunk entirely below the sea level, an atoll is formed. Atolls are usually circular or oval in shape, with an open lagoon in the center.
The fringing reef is the most common type of coral reef. They however tend to be very sensitive to human induced pollution in the water and are easily destroyed by such.
Answer:
The major things affecting all natural hazards are; 1. Natural factors - things like rock type (geology) in an earthquake, the shape of a coastline in a tsunami, the height of the land hit by a tsunami can influence the effects.
Explanation:
The position on earth's surface directly above the earthquake source is called the epicenter.
