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Popocatepetl Research Paper

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Popocatepétl 19° N, 98° W - Satsang Adhikari Popocatepetl is located in Puebla, Mexico. It is a steep-sided stratovolcano, with the elevation of 5,426 meters, which is a part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt that extends 900 km from east to west across central southern Mexico. It is also one of the 452 active volcanoes surrounding the “Ring of Fire”. NASA considers Popocatepetl to currently be the planet’s “most riskiest volcano”. The two tectonic plates associated with Popocatepetl are the North American Plate, which is a continental plate and the Cocos Plate, which is a oceanic plate. These two plates move towards each other, this is known as convergence. The North American Plate and the Cocos Plate collided and Cocos

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