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Did you know
...that the
1980 Mount St. Helens eruption
(pictured)
in
Washington
was the first major
volcanic
eruption to occur in the
U.S.
since the
1915
eruption of
Lassen Peak
in
California
?
...that the
evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes
ends with the
Guyot Stage
, and that most, if not all, the volcanoes west of
Kure Atoll
are
guyots
?
...that the
Irazú Volcano
in
Costa Rica
erupted violently in 1963, on the day
U.S. President
John F. Kennedy
arrived in the country for a
state visit
?
...that
Ferdinandea
was a
volcanic
island
near
Sicily
which was claimed by four countries when it appeared in
1831
, but was destroyed by
erosion
less than a year later?
...that the
Iceland hotspot
is partly responsible for the frequent
volcanic eruptions
and
geothermal
activity experienced in
Iceland
?
...that the only
active volcano
in
South Asia
is on
Barren Island
, one of
India's
Andaman Islands
?
...that
Imbabura
is an inactive
stratovolcano
in northern
Ecuador
which is revered in local
folklore
as a protective parent?
..that one
submarine volcano
located in
Banda Sea
of
Indonesia
is called the
Emperor of China
?
More did you know facts
More...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Volcanoes
|
Did you know
...that the
1980 Mount St. Helens eruption
(pictured)
in
Washington
was the first major
volcanic
eruption to occur in the
U.S.
since the
1915
eruption of
Lassen Peak
in
California
?
...that the
evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes
ends with the
Guyot Stage
, and that most, if not all, the volcanoes west of
Kure Atoll
are
guyots
?
...that the
Irazú Volcano
in
Costa Rica
erupted violently in 1963, on the day
U.S. President
John F. Kennedy
arrived in the country for a
state visit
?
...that
Ferdinandea
was a
volcanic
island
near
Sicily
which was claimed by four countries when it appeared in
1831
, but was destroyed by
erosion
less than a year later?
...that the
Iceland hotspot
is partly responsible for the frequent
volcanic eruptions
and
geothermal
activity experienced in
Iceland
?
...that the only
active volcano
in
South Asia
is on
Barren Island
, one of
India's
Andaman Islands
?
...that
Imbabura
is an inactive
stratovolcano
in northern
Ecuador
which is revered in local
folklore
as a protective parent?
..that one
submarine volcano
located in
Banda Sea
of
Indonesia
is called the
Emperor of China
?
More did you know facts
More...
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