volcanic belt; volcanic zone
Geological term for a region with many volcanoes, often along plate boundaries. Used in contexts like the Circum-Pacific belt.
日本は環太平洋火山帯に位置している。
Japan is located in the Circum-Pacific volcanic belt.
Ring of Fire; circum-Pacific volcanic belt
Compound of 火山 (kazan, 'volcano') + 帯 (tai, 'belt, zone').