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List of volcanoes in Algeria; List of volcanoes in Cameroon; List of volcanoes in Cape Verde; List of volcanoes in Chad; List of volcanoes in the Comoros; List of volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; List of volcanoes in Djibouti; List of volcanoes in Equatorial Guinea; List of volcanoes in Eritrea; List of volcanoes in Ethiopia
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Pyroclastic shield – Shield volcano formed mostly of pyroclastic and highly explosive eruptions; Resurgent dome – Volcanic landform; Seamount – Mountain rising from the ocean seafloor that does not reach to the water's surface; Shield volcano – Low-profile volcano usually formed almost entirely of fluid lava flows
This beautiful and active volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has been in eruption since millions of years ago, and began spewing lava flows on Nov. 27, 2022. for the first time since 1984.
Largest volcano in Europe by area, [18] and includes the peaks Plomb du Cantal and Puy Mary. Most recent eruption occurred 2-3 MYA. Puy de Sancy, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Both the tallest mountain in the Massif Central and volcano in France. [19] Most recent eruption occurred 200 thousand years ago. Monts Dore; Mont Ross; Gallieni Massif
Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates; Malumalu: Last 8,000 years Ta‘u-931: 3054: 30,000 years ago [15]: Ofu-Olosega: 639: 2096: 1866 unnamed submarine cone eruption
Also called Indianite. A mineral from the lime-rich end of the plagioclase group of minerals. Anorthites are usually silicates of calcium and aluminium occurring in some basic igneous rocks, typically those produced by the contact metamorphism of impure calcareous sediments. anticline An arched fold in which the layers usually dip away from the fold axis. Contrast syncline. aphanic Having the ...
A.D. 79: Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Mount Vesuvius has erupted eight times in the last 17,000 years, most recently in 1944, but the big one was in A.D. 17. One of the most violent eruptions in history ...