• Question: why is there no volcano's in England ?

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      Asked by sir luke neeeenaaaan to Alex, Anaïs, Peter, Shreesha on 18 Mar 2015.
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        Peter Maskell answered on 18 Mar 2015:

        there probably are they are just extinct. edinburgh castle is on top of a volcano.

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        Shreesha Bhat answered on 18 Mar 2015:

        There are many volcanoes in england, but none are active.
        Why none of them are active is because we are far away from the edge of a tectonic plate.

        Active volcanoes are usually found near the edges of tectonic plates (earth’s surface is made of large plates which are constantly moving and are called tectonic plates), and England is nowhere near it.

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        Anaïs Pujol answered on 19 Mar 2015:

        Inn a global way. The earth is divided by plate tectonics which are moving. Volcano are formed due to the movement of those plates. I think UK use to be close to one …http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Plate-Tectonics/Chap4-Plate-Tectonics-of-the-UK/Tertiary-Volcanic-Province

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