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Averno
(Encyclopedia) AvernoAvernoävĕrˈnō [key], anc. AvernusAvernoəvûrˈnəs [key] [Gr.,=without bird], small crater lake, .6 mi (.9 km) wide, Campania, S Italy, between Cuma and Puteoli, near the Tyrrhenian…Albay
(Encyclopedia) Albay Albay älbīˈ [key], province, SE Luzon, on the Bicol peninsula, in the Philippines. Legaspi is the capital, chief port, and largest city. Albay's…Guettard, Jean-Étienne
(Encyclopedia) Guettard, Jean-ÉtienneGuettard, Jean-Étiennezhän-ātyĕnˈ gĕtärˈ [key], 1715–86, French geologist, botanist, and natural historian. He was curator of the natural history collection of…Vestmannaeyjar
(Encyclopedia) VestmannaeyjarVestmannaeyjarvĕstˈmänäāˌyär [key], group of 15 small islands, c.10 mi (16 km) S of Iceland. In English they are known as the Westman Islands. The largest and most…Toba
(Encyclopedia) TobaTobatōˈbä [key], largest lake of Indonesia, 448 sq mi (1,160 sq km), N Sumatra. Situated in a vast volcanic caldera that is 1,475 ft (450 m) deep and was formed by a tremendous…Bora-Bora
(Encyclopedia) Bora-BoraBora-Borabōˈrä-bōˈrä [key], volcanic island, 15 sq mi (39 sq km), South Pacific, in the Leeward group of the Society Islands, French Polynesia. It is a mountainous island,…Volcanoes of the World
The Nature of Volcanoes Recent Volcanic Activity The Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions Principal Types of Volcanoes Earth's Greatest Volcanic Field Source: U.S. Dept. of the…Moorea
(Encyclopedia) MooreaMooreamôrāˈä [key], volcanic island (2002 pop. 14,226), c.50 sq mi (130 sq km), South Pacific, second largest of the Windward group of the Society Islands, French Polynesia. The…Popayán
(Encyclopedia) PopayánPopayánpōpäyänˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 169,423), alt. 5,500 ft (1,676 m), capital of Cauca dept., SW Colombia, on a volcanic terrace high above the Cauca River. It produces…Nuku Hiva
(Encyclopedia) Nuku HivaNuku Hivan&oomacr;ˈk&oomacr;ˈ hēˈvä [key], volcanic island, 127 sq mi (329 sq km), South Pacific, largest of the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The island is…Trending
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