Which one of the following statements with refrence to volcano is not correct ........

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Which one of the following statements with refrence to volcano is not correct?

Pacific Ring of Fire has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates. +

Mid-Atlantic Ridge has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates.

Mount Cotopaxi is the one of the highest volcanic mountain in the world.

Volcanic Eruption related to plate's edges in convergence and divergence area.

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Explanation:

Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates whereas the Pacific Ring of Fire has volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates. Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the crust's plates, e.g., in the East African Rift and the Wells Gray-Clear water volcanic field and Rio Grande Rift in North America.