Plate Boundary: France

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France is located on the Eurasian Plate, it is separated from the boundary by Spain and Italy. Although France is fairly far from the boundary, it makes an exception because it has a subduction zone. Subduction zones are caused by two plates moving towards each other, one plate going under the other. This is when volcanoes are formed. The volcanoes in France are located in the Massif Central but, have been dormant for at least 10,000 years. France does not experience many earthquakes due to the fact that is far from the boundary but it does experience many floods, avalanches, and droughts. 

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Sources

Keller Edward A., DeVecchio, D. E., Blodgett, R. Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes. 4th edition.  Pearson, 2014. 

Dichamp, Bernard. “Presentation - Location.” Chaîne Des Puys. Présentation Localisation, 2001, dichamp.pagesperso-orange.fr/englishversion/prehae.html.

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  1. Ana GGFebruary 8, 2019 at 8:21 AM

    It seems from your map France is definitely far away form that boundary...interesting that it still has geological activity as you mention [you'll explore that in detail more in the upcoming weeks]./ I'm curious about that 'subduction zone' you talk about...where is it...can you expand that a bit more please..

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2019 at 7:23 PM

    Interesting that France is too far from the boundary to experience these earthquakes. However it still has volcanoes due to the subduction zones. Even though they are dormant it is still a shame they experience these floods and avalanches!

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