Volcanoes

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What Are Volcanoes?

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Volcanoes generally occur right at the edge of tectonic plates. These plates are actually massive slabs of rock that comprise Earths surface. The volcano is where the earths crust gets broken and magma is able to ow through to up to surface and become lava.

A popular way of classifying magmatic volcanoes is by their frequency of eruption: Active Volcanoes - These are when a volcano is at its most dangerous. Dormant Volcano - This is where there has been an eruption in our history as far back as weve recorded but its been quiet for some time. Extinct Volcanoes - This is where the volcano has not erupted in history so far as weve recorded and evidence suggests that it wont.
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Mount Fuji, Japan Anak Krakatau, Dormant Volcano Indonesia Active Volcano

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The Pacic Ring of Fire

This area is famous for its constant seismic activity and because of the amount of active volcanoes that can be found here.

The Pacic Ring of Fire is the name that is given to a horseshoe shaped area in the Pacic Ocean which extends from South America and North America to Eastern Asia, Australia and New Zealand. It is believed that the Pacic Ring of Fire has a total of 452 volcanoes.

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Famous Volcanoes

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The Mount Rainier Volcano is what is known as a giant stratovolcano and though it looks quiet it is still considered an active volcano. The Mount Rainier Volcano is the 21st in the list of the most prominent mountains in the world and it stands at 13,211 feet from its low point. It is also the most prominent mountain found in the lower continental United States.

Mauna Loa Volcano is the largest volcano on the planet. The Mauna Loa Volcano is not only a big size; it is also one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

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Mount St. Helens Volcano is found in Skamania County in Washington State and is one of the active stratovolcanoes of the world.
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The volcano has an elevation of 8,363 feet and contains a horseshoe-shaped crater which developed during its most famous eruption in 1980.

Mount Vesuvius Volcano is one of the most well-known volcanoes around the world with most of its fame coming from its eruption in 79 A.D. that completely buried the city of Pompeii. Today there are 18 towns found around the base of Mount Vesuvius and together these contain 600,000 people, all living within the red zone.

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Yellowstone Volcano The Yellowstone Volcano has erupted in the past and it will erupt again.

What Happens When The Yellowstone Volcano Erupts? The lava would kill most of the people in the area and those unlikely survivors would asphyxiate when they breathe in the ash. In other words, a Yellowstone Volcano eruption could mean the extinction of life on the planet.
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Interesting Facts
Over the world there are more than 1,500 active volcanoes. The Olympus Mons is the tallest known volcano in our solar system, located on the planet Mars. Is three times higher than Mount Everest.

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The ash is just about as dangerous as the lava. It is acidic, harsh and gritty, sometimes even smelly and glassy. If the ash is breathed in it can be damaging to the lungs.
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