as your flight departs over the Pacific you're flying above the Pacific Plate one of Earth's largest tectonic plates moving about 10 cm each year this shifting plate triggers the earthquakes of the Ring of Fire where most of the world's seismic activity occurs passing Hawaii on your right you're flying by one of the world's most isolated Islands born from volcanic hotpots passing over pelm ATL a remote coral reef near kirbot this area is crucial for marine conservation protecting countless unique species approaching ariri near tolow a remote adole in kot's UNESCO listed Phoenix Islands passing Fiji on your left an archipelago of 333 islands with rainforests volcanic Peaks and reefs home to over 1500 fish species in the coral triangle as you approach Sydney you'll see its iconic Harbor and the Sydney Opera House whose design was inspired by the sales of ships did you know it took 14 years to build welcome to Sydney a city with one of the world's most beautiful harbors