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21Cinder Cone and the Fantastic Lava Beds — For the generic cinder cone, see cinder cone. Cinder Cone Cinder Cone is a 700 foot (213 m) high cone of loose scoria …
22Kīlauea — For the town of Kilauea on Kauai, see Kilauea, Hawaii. Kīlauea The Pu u O o cone, a subsidiary volcano of Kilauea. An ash column in the background rises from the peak of Kilauea. The volcano behind the ash column is Mauna Loa, which is separate… …
23Laki — Infobox Mountain Name=Laki Photo=Lakagigar Iceland 2004 07 01.jpg|Laki Caption= Elevation= varies: canyon to 1725 m (5659 ft) Location=Iceland | Prominence = Coordinates = coord|64|03|53|N|18|13|34|W|type:mountain region:CA Topographic… …
24Pacaya — Infobox Mountain Name = Pacaya Photo = Pacaya erupting in 1976.jpg Caption = An eruption of Pacaya in 1976 Elevation = convert|2552|m|ft|0 Location = Guatemala Range = Prominence = Coordinates = coord|14|22|48|N|90|36|0|W|type:mountain… …
25Grand Geyser — is a fountain geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is the tallest predictable geyser known. It was named by Dr. F.V. Hayden in 1871. [cite book | author=Bauer, Clyde Max | title=Yellowstone… …
26Disaster tourism — at Merapi, after the 2010 eruptions. Disaster tourism is the act of traveling to a disaster area as a matter of curiosity. The behavior can be a nuisance if it hinders rescue, relief, and recovery operations[ …
27Nabro Volcano — Nabro False color topographical relief image of Nabro caldera (top; in Eritrea) next to the Mallahle volcanic caldera (in Ethiopia), then Mount Sarkali with the smaller Sork Ale caldera in the bottom right …
28igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary …
29Major volcanoes of the world — ▪ Table Major volcanoes of the world region elevation* first recorded eruption comments feet metres Mediterranean Etna (Etna, Mount), Sicily, Italy 10,991 3,350 1500 BC The tallest active volcano in Europe, Etna has had recorded eruptions for… …
30volcanic dome — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS Volcanic domes are rounded, steep sided mounds built by very viscous magma, usually either dacite or rhyolite. Such magmas are typically too viscous (resistant to flow) to move far from the vent before… …
