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Volcanoes

[Volcano]: n a vent or opening in the Earth's crust that that is connected to a magma chamber via a vent

What is a volcano?
What are the main features of a volcano?
What are active, dormant and extinct volcanoes?
What are the different types of volcano?
Where are volcanoes located?
What is the Ring of Fire?
What are lahars and pyroclastic flows?
Why do people live close to volcanoes?

What are the different types of volcano?
 
Case Studies
The 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo
The 2000 eruption of Popocatepetl
The 2001 eruption of Mount Etna

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Plate tectonics
Earthquakes

Popocatepetl, Mexico (2000)

For thousands of years volcanoes have created and taken life. They have been studied, worshiped, feared and respected. Even with current technology we are unable to compete with the power of a volcanic eruption.
This section of Internet Geography is devoted to the study of these natural phenomena.

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