Along with the western coast of North and South America, Central America lies on the Ring of Fire, a seismically active loop that encircles the Pacific Ocean.

沿着北美和南美的西部海岸，中美洲位于环绕太平洋地震活跃圈的火山带上。

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An island group of the central Ryukyu Islands in the western Pacific Ocean southwest of Japan.

位于西太平洋，日本西南部的琉球群岛中部的一个岛屿群。

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The disease is found in more than one hundred countries in Africa,Asia, the western Pacific Ocean, the Middle East and Central and South America.

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