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  1. The volcano is a stratovolcano on a convergent margin. (Web site)
  2. Volcano is an opening where magma is erupted onto the Earth's surface.
  4. Volcano is a town located in Hawaii County, Hawaii.
  5. The volcano is part of a chain of volcanoes along the western side of Luzon. (Web site)
  6. A volcano is an opening (vent) exposed on the earth's surface where volcanic material is emitted.


  1. The closest volcano of this type is Mt.
  2. Avachinsky is a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia.

Lava Flows

  1. Stratovolcano: A volcano composed of both lava flows and pyroclastic material.
  2. Composite Volcano: A steep volcanic cone built by both lava flows and pyroclastic eruptions.
  3. Central Volcano: A volcano constructed by the ejection of debris and lava flows from a central point, forming a more or less symmetrical volcano.


  3. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan---s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano.
  4. Mount Rainier in Washington State is the highest volcano of the Cascade Range.

Lava Domes

  3. The volcano consists of a 7 km wide caldera with several lava domes.

Active Volcano

  2. Kanlaon is the most active volcano in central Philippines and has erupted 25 times since 1866.
  3. Volcano Fuego, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, is one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking Guatemala's former capital, Antigua. (Web site)

Submarine Volcanoes

  2. Kick-'em-Jenny is a submarine volcano 10 km north of Grenada. (Web site)

Shield Volcano

  1. Lava Lake (Pond): A lake of molten lava, usually basaltic, contained in a vent, crater, or broad depression of a shield volcano.
  2. Shield volcanoes Toes of a p--hoehoe advance across a road in Kalapana on the east rift zone of K--lauea Volcano in Hawaii.
  3. Typically steep-sided, found at the summit of a shield volcano . (Web site)
  4. For example, Olympus Mons (photo below), a shield volcano twice the size of Mauna Loa in Hawaii is characterized by ancient voluminous basalt flows.

Mayon Volcano

  1. Mayon Volcano overlooks a pastoral scene approximately five months before the volcano's violent eruption in September 1984.
  2. It is compared to the shape of Mount Fuji in Japan but Mayon Volcano is a little darker than the one in Japan.

Volcanic Belt

  1. The youngest volcano within the volcanic belt is Nazko Cone. (Web site)
  2. Cayley, the largest volcano in the central Garibaldi volcanic belt. (Web site)


  1. The concentrations of different volcanic gases can vary considerably from one volcano to the next.
  2. Some earthquakes are also caused by the movement of magma in volcano es, and such quakes can be an early warning of volcanic eruptions.
  3. Photographs of current activity of Sheveluch Volcano.
  4. Archived Volcano Eruption News - John Seach Taal volcano has a history of destructive tsunamis which accompany volcanic activity. (Web site)

Volcano Active

  1. Many scientists also consider a volcano active if it has erupted in historic time.
  2. There is no real consensus among volcanologists on how to define an "active" volcano.
  3. Taal Volcano is an active volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. (Web site)
  5. Alaska has a number of active volcanoes, such as the Augustine Volcano in the southwest of the state.


  1. The catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, made clear the awesome destructive power of a volcano. (Web site)
  2. Information about and photos of the Cascades volcanoes, Mount Saint Helens updates, and volcano monitoring and hazards information.
  3. The largest volcano landslide in historical time occurred at the start of the May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens eruption. (Web site)

Pyroclastic Flows

  1. Villages within 8 km of the volcano were destroyed by pyroclastic flows, killing more than 2,000 people. (Web site)
  2. A pyroclastic flow is an avalanche of ground-hugging hot rock accompanied by a cloud of ash and gas that races down the slope of a volcano. (Web site)


  2. Crater Lake lies inside the top of an ancient volcano known as Mount Mazama.
  3. The lake is located in the center of the volcano, and is known as one of the most acidic lakes in Japan, with a pH around 1.6.
  4. Base surge eruptions in 1911 and 1965 blasted the villages to the west of the vent at Volcano Island, travelling 3 km across Lake Taal. (Web site)
  5. The large island in Taal Lake is known as Volcano Island It also contains a crater lake.


  2. The volcano, a stratovolcano located on a convergent margin, has been active since the 1631 eruption and produced a minor eruption in 1944. (Web site)

Taal Volcano

  1. Taal Volcano has had 33 recorded eruptions since 1572.
  2. Last check: ) Taal volcano in the Philippines spat out mud geysers up to 15 feet (5 meters) tall. (Web site)


  2. This is the most frequent question about the Volcano Etna.


  2. The 1982 eruption of El Chich--n killed about 2,000 people who lived near the volcano.
  5. ReliefWeb: Volcano Nyiragongo - Information from aid organizations responding to the 2002 eruption.


  2. None of the lava in the anticline that these volcanoes sit on is more than 65 M.y, and the volcano cones themselves are Quaternary, less than 1.6 M.y. (Web site)
  3. Lava Shields: A shield volcano made of basaltic lava.
  4. A volcano erupts and extrudes viscous lava, followed by an explosive eruption of pyroclastics. (Web site)
  5. The eruptions were gentle rather than explosive like Mount St. Helens, coating the volcano's sides with flow after flow of basaltic lava. (Web site)

Volcano Observatory

  1. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, on the rim of Kilauea, was among the world's first modern volcano observatories, established early in this century. (Web site)
  2. Recent volcanic activity in the Cascades is monitored by the Cascades Volcano Observatory among others. (Web site)
  3. Volcano Watch is a weekly newsletter written by the scientists at the US Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. (Web site)

Costa Rica

  1. Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica - Eruption photos and updates, videos, maps, tours, and hotels.
  2. All hotels in the Arenal Costa Rica area are at a safe distance of the volcano, but hiking on the volcano beyond the warning signs is extremely dangerous.

Galapagos Islands

  1. I found this erupting volcano on the Galapagos islands. (Web site)
  2. Fernadina Volcano, Galapagos Islands On the westernmost island in the Galapagos Islands lies the volcanic chain---s most active volcano: Fernandina.

Volcano Located

  1. Taal Volcano is located about 60 km SSE of Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines. (Web site)
  2. Kick' em Jenny is a relatively shallow (180 meters) submarine arc volcano located near Grenada in the Lesser Antilles.


  1. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano 8.
  2. The volcano has steep upper slopes that average 35---40 degrees and is capped by a small summit crater.
  3. If the activity continues, the volcano may grow tall enough to breech the surface of the ocean creating an island. (Web site)
  4. Kick 'em Jenny is a submarine volcano.
  5. Many other faiths have been attracted to Shasta over the years -- more than any other Cascade volcano. (Web site)


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