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Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World news…Mount Rainier National Park
(Encyclopedia) Mount Rainier National ParkMount Rainier National Parkrānērˈ, rə– [key], 235,625 acres (95,395 hectares), SW Wash., in the Cascade Range; est. 1899. The area is dominated by Mt.…Kumamoto
(Encyclopedia) KumamotoKumamotok&oomacr;mäˈmōtō [key], city (1990 pop. 579,306), capital of Kumamoto prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. It was an important castle town in the 17th cent.; one of its…Louisiade Archipelago
(Encyclopedia) Louisiade ArchipelagoLouisiade Archipelagol&oomacr;ēˌzēădˈ, –ädˈ [key], SW Pacific, part of Papua New Guinea. The archipelago comprises c.10 volcanic islands and numerous coral…Herculaneum
(Encyclopedia) HerculaneumHerculaneumhərkyəlāˈnēəm [key], ancient city of S Italy, on the gulf of Naples at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius. Damaged by an earthquake in a.d. 63, it was completely buried,…Rarotonga
(Encyclopedia) RarotongaRarotongarärōtôngˈgä, rărətŏngˈgə [key], formerly Goodenough's Island, volcanic island (2006 pop. 15,153), 26 sq mi (67 sq km), South Pacific, capital of the Cook Islands. The…Virunga
(Encyclopedia) VirungaVirungavēr&oobreve;ngˈgä [key], volcanic range of mountains, E Congo, N Rwanda, and SW Uganda, central Africa, NE of Lake Kivu. It extends along the eastern rim of the Great…Surtsey
(Encyclopedia) Surtsey, volcanic island, c.1.25 sq mi (3.2 sq km), S of Iceland in Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands). The island was formed by the eruption (Nov., 1963) of Sutur, an underwater volcano…Espíritu Santo
(Encyclopedia) Espíritu SantoEspíritu Santoĕspēˈrēt&oomacr; sänˈtō [key] or Santo, volcanic island, 1,485 sq mi (3,846 sq km), South Pacific, largest and westernmost island of Vanuatu (formerly…Fuego
(Encyclopedia) FuegoFuegofwēˈgō [key] or Volcán de FuegoVolcán de Fuegobōlcänˈ ᵺē [key]Volcán de Fuego fwēˈgō [key] [Span.,=volcano of fire], active volcano, 12,346 ft (3,763 m) high, S central…Trending
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