1. Why are there active volcanoes along the Pacific coast in Washington and Oregon but not along the East coast of the United States?

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Ronnie Pennington

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12 December, 07:53

1. Why are there active volcanoes along the Pacific coast in Washington and Oregon but not along the East coast of the United States?

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Ismael Banks · Answer 1

volcanoes form near or close to tectonic plate boundaries (Convergent ones). The pacific coast is formed by two of converging ones ... namely pacific and north-american plate. As there are no such plate boundaries along the east coast, there are no volcanoes along the same.