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A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface. Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains or features like mountains over a period of time. Volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging. A mid-oceanic ridge, for example the... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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Mauna Loa Mauna Loa (pronounced /ˌmɔːnə ˈloʊə/ or /ˌmaʊnə ˈloʊə/ in English, [ˈmounə ˈloə] in Hawaiian) is the largest volcano on earth and one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi in the Pacific Ocean.

Ometepe Ometepe is an island formed by two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua in the Republic of Nicaragua.

Ometepe The two volcanoes, Concepción and Maderas, are joined by a low isthmus to form one island in the shape of an hourglass.

Mauna Kea Mauna Kea (pronounced /ˌmɔːnə ˈkeɪə/ or /ˌmaʊnə ˈkeɪə/ in English, [ˈmounə ˈkɛjə] in Hawaiian) is a dormant volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, one of five volcanoes which together form the island of Hawaii, and the tallest (though not the highest) mountain in the world.

Kīlauea Kīlauea (pronounced /kiːlaʊˈeɪə/ in English, [ˈkiːlouˈɛjə] in Hawaiian) is an active volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, one of five shield volcanoes that together form the Island of Hawaiʻi.

Hawaii All of the Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanos erupting from the sea floor from a magma source described in geological theory as a hotspot.

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List of mountains of the United States Buldir Volcano, stratovolcano that forms the summit of Buldir Island

List of mountains of the United States Korovin Volcano, active stratovolcano forms the summit of Atka Island

List of mountains of the United States Mount Gilbert (Alaska), volcano that forms the summit of Akun Island

List of mountains of the United States Tanaga Volcano, active stratovolcano that forms the summit of Tanaga Island

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Mauna Loa Diagram showing the volcanoes that form the Big Island of Hawaiʻi

Mauna Kea The five volcanoes that form Big Island

Kīlauea The five volcanoes that form Big Island

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Easter Island Two other volcanoes, Poike and Rano Kau, form the eastern and southern headlands and give the island its approximately triangular shape.

Geology of Chile Two other volcanoes, Poike and Rano Kau, form the eastern and southern headlands and give the island its approximately triangular shape.

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Terevaka Terevaka is the largest, tallest (507 m (1,663 ft)) and youngest of three main extinct volcanoes that form Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean).

Poike Poike is one of three main extinct volcanoes that form Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean), at 370 metres it is the island's second highest peak after Terevaka.

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Hawaii State Capitol The two legislative chambers are cone-shaped, symbolizing volcanoes that formed the Hawaiian Islands.

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Corcovado (volcano) The volcano and the adjacent area form part of Corcovado National Park.

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Hawaii Two areas are designated as national parks: Haleakala National Park near Kula, Maui, includes Haleakala, the dormant volcano that formed east Maui; and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the southeast region of the island of Hawaii, which includes the active volcano Kilauea and its various rift zones.

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Hallasan Hallasan is a massive shield volcano which forms the bulk of Jeju Island and is often taken as representing the island itself.

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Ometepe Ometepe is an island formed by two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua in the Republic of Nicaragua.

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Cordón de Puntas Negras Puntas Negras Volcano forms the common endpoint of two lines of volcanoes forming a V-shaped configuration.

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Sutter Buttes The Sutter Buttes were formed over 1.5 million years ago by a now-extinct volcano.

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Volcano Because of the rapid cooling effect of water as compared to air, and increased buoyancy, submarine volcanoes often form rather steep pillars over their volcanic vents as compared to above-surface volcanoes.

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The Great Global Warming Swindle One graph had its time axis relabelled, the claim that volcanoes produce more CO2 than humans was removed, and following objections about how his interview had been used, the interview with Carl Wunsch was removed for the international and DVD releases of the programme.

Gaia hypothesis The volcanoes produce CO2 in the atmosphere, CO2 participates in rock weathering as carbonic acid, itself accelerated by temperature and soil life, the dissolved CO2 is then used by the algae and released on the ocean floor.

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Io (moon) Despite the extensive volcanism that gives Io its distinctive appearance, nearly all its mountains are tectonic structures, and are not produced by volcanoes.

Mountain Some isolated mountains were produced by volcanoes, including many apparently small islands that reach a great height above the ocean floor.

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Organochloride A majority of the chloromethane in the environment is produced naturally by biological decomposition, forest fires, and volcanoes.

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Volcano Pyroclastic flows (ignimbrites) are highly hazardous products of such volcanoes, since they are composed of molten volcanic ash too heavy to go up into the atmosphere, so they hug the volcano's slopes and travel far from their vents during large eruptions.

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Tenerife This volcano produced great quantities of lava which buried the city and port of Garachico, in those days one of the most important cities in the island.

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Volcano Pyroclastic flows (ignimbrites) are highly hazardous products of such volcanoes, since they are composed of molten volcanic ash too heavy to go up into the atmosphere, so they hug the volcano's slopes and travel far from their vents during large eruptions.

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Mud volcano the Chatham mud volcano located underwater in the Columbus Channel; this mud volcano periodically produces a short-lived island.

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Io (moon) Several volcanoes produce plumes of sulfur and sulfur dioxide that climb as high as 500 km (310 mi).

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Calbuco (volcano) It is a very explosive andesite volcano that underwent edifice collapse in the late Pleistocene, producing a volcanic debris avalanche that reached the lake.

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Volcano Pillow lava is a common eruptive product of submarine volcanoes.

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Volcano Supervolcano is the popular term for a large volcano that usually has a large caldera and can potentially produce devastation on an enormous, sometimes continental, scale.

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Volcano Other types of volcano include cryovolcanoes (or ice volcanoes), particularly on some moons of Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune; and mud volcanoes, which are formations often not associated with known magmatic activity.

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Mesoamerica Other volcanoes of note include Tacana on the Mexico-Guatemala border, Tajumulco and Santamaría in Guatemala, Izalco in El Salvador, Momotombo in Nicaragua, and Arenal in Costa Rica.

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Volcano (film) Volcano was filmed in various locations in California, including the Mojave Desert, the city of Torrance, and the Beverly Center.

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Volcano (film) Volcano was filmed in various locations in California, including the Mojave Desert, the city of Torrance, and the Beverly Center.

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Grímsnes The individual volcanoes in the area include the Kerið volcanic crater.

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Arenal Volcano The volcano heats several hot springs nearby, including Tabacon, a popular tourist destination.

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Lascar Volcano Other volcanoes in the area include the Acamarachi and Chiliques, all of which form a spectacular backdrop for Laguna Lejía.

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Lascar Volcano Other volcanoes in the area include the Acamarachi and Chiliques, all of which form a spectacular backdrop for Laguna Lejía.

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Mud volcano They are also often associated with lava volcanoes; in the case of such close proximity, mud volcanoes emit incombustible gases including helium, whereas lone mud volcanoes are more likely to emit methane.

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Mud volcano South American mud volcanoes include:

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    Volcano

    Submarine volcanoes ... Another way of classifying volcanoes is by the composition of material erupted (lava), since this affects the shape of the volcano.
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    Volcano (film)

    Volcano is a 1997 disaster action film starring Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, and Don Cheadle. It was directed by Mick Jackson, and was released in the United States on April 25, 1997, just months after the release of Dante's Peak, another film about a volcano acclaimed as being more scientifically accurate.
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    Volcano (disambiguation)

    A volcano is a geological landform usually generated by the eruption through a vent in a planet's surface of magma. Volcano may also refer to:
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    Volcano (animated short)

    Volcano is the eighth of the seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
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    Volcano (Jimmy Buffett album)

    Volcano is the 10th studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and is his 11th overall. It was released in May 1979 as MCA 5102 and was his first release on that label after its absorption of ABC Dunhill.
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    Volcano (song)

    Volcano can refer to several songs: "Volcano", a song by Bell X1 on their album Neither Am I, later recorded by former bandmate Damien Rice on his album O.
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    Volcano (supergroup)

    Volcano was a supergroup band, formed by Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood and Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh after the breakup of Eyes Adrift. They released one self-titled studio album in 2004.
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    Volcano (album)

    Volcano can refer to several albums: Volcano (Edie Brickell album), a 2003 album by Edie Brickell including the song "Volcano"
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    volcano!

    volcano! is a three-piece rock band from Chicago, Illinois that draw on influences ranging from Classic rock, Post-punk, Free Jazz and Noise Rock. The Leaf Label released the trio's critically acclaimed debut, Beautiful Seizure, in the USA in late 2005 and worldwide in early 2006.
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    Volcano (Satyricon album)

    Volcano is an album by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. The album is one of the band's more successful records,having won several awards including the Norwegian Grammy for "Best Metal Album", an Alarm award for "Fuel For Hatred" in the category for "Song of the Year", as well as The Alarm Award for "Metal Album of the Year" and The Oslo awards for "Best Overall Album".

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