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Lord Howe Island
(Encyclopedia) Lord Howe Island, volcanic island (2016 pop. 382), 5 sq mi (12.9 sq km), S Pacific, a dependency of New South Wales, Australia. It is a resort c.300 mi (480 km) E of the Australian…Barisan
(Encyclopedia) BarisanBarisanbärēsänˈ [key], volcanic mountain range, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, paralleling the western coast of Sumatra island, Indonesia. It rises to Mt. Kerinci (12,467 ft/3,800…Long Valley
(Encyclopedia) Long Valley, caldera, c.10 by 20 mi (15 by 30 km), Mono co., E Calif., at the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada. Formed by a catastrophic eruption c.730,000 years ago, Long Valley and…Rabaul
(Encyclopedia) RabaulRabaulräˈboul [key], town (1990 pop. 17,044), on New Britain island, Bismarck Archipelago, a part of Papua New Guinea. Situated within an active caldera surrounded by volcanoes,…Daisetsu-zan
(Encyclopedia) Daisetsu-zanDaisetsu-zandīsāˈts&oomacr;-zäN [key], group of volcanic peaks, central Hokkaido, Japan, rising to 7,513 ft (2,290 m) at Asahi-dake. They are part of Daisetsu-zan…Anatahan
(Encyclopedia) Anatahan, uninhabited volcanic island, 12.5 sq mi (32 sq km), Saipan dist., Northern Mariana Islands, in the W Pacific Ocean some 85 mi (140 km) N of Saipan. The island is dominated by…Acireale
(Encyclopedia) Acireale Acireale äˌchērāäˈlā [key], city, E Sicily, Italy. Beautifully situated on a volcanic plateau near Mt. Etna and near the Ionian Sea, Acireale has…Magadi, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Magadi, LakeMagadi, Lakeməgäˈdē [key], c.20 mi (30 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, S Kenya, in the Great Rift Valley. Formed and constantly resupplied by volcanic springs, the lake…Izu-shichito
(Encyclopedia) Izu-shichitoIzu-shichitoēˈz&oomacr;-shēchēˈtō [key], island group, extending c.300 mi (480 km) S of Tokyo Bay, Japan. O-shima is the largest of these volcanic islands, which are…Ruapehu
(Encyclopedia) RuapehuRuapehur&oomacr;əpāˈh&oomacr; [key], active volcano, 9,175 ft (2,797 m) high, on North Island, New Zealand; highest point of North Island. Ruapehu's most recent large…Trending
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