The spanish translation for the volcano name‚ El Chichon only means ¨THE BUMP¨. El Chichon‚ one of many volcanoes that have been deadly to this world. The famous caldera has an elevation of 3‚773 feet‚ located on a convergent boundary. The volcano was considered quiet until 1982‚ which is now an explosive volcano. It has been said to erupt every 300 years‚ but there has been times when it has been overdue. Even though this volcano isn’t going to erupt for another 300 years‚ I would not live near
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of Afghanistan Dacht-I-Navar (The volcano has erupted in the past 10‚000 years) - Ghazni Province‚ Afghanistan 33.95 N‚ 67.92 E summit elevation 3800 m Lava domes Dacht-I-Navar Volcano is located 133 km SW of Kabul. The volcano contains 15 lava domes. The volcanic area west of Ghanzi covers 4000 sq km. There is no evidence of recent eruptions at the volcano. A magnitude 6 earthquake hit 140 km E of the volcano in 6th October 2008. Vakak (Vakak Volcano has erupted within the past 10‚000 years)
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Geography study on the differences Between the volcanoes MT st Helens and Kilauea Kilauea is a volcano in the Hawaiian Islands it is one of the five shield volcanoes in the Hawaiian language Kilauea means spewing or spreading. Mt St. Helens is an active stratovolcano in Washington it is named after British diplomat lord st Helens. There are many differences between the volcanoes for example the explosivity of the two volcanoes most recent eruptions are completely different Kilauea is almost
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The tallest volcano on Earth is Mauna Kea‚ one of the 5 volcanos that make up the Big Island of Hawaii. The summit of Mauna Kea is 4‚205 meters above sea level‚ but its true height is much larger. When measured from the sea floor‚ Mauna kea is more than 9‚000 meters tall‚ making it the tallest mountain on Earth.The tallest volcano on Earth is Mauna Kea‚ one of the 5 volcanos that make up the Big Island of Hawaii. Mauna Kea is part of the network of volcanos above the Hawaiian hotspot. The tectonic
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occurs. The scale of destruction a volcano has is heavily dependant on whether the eruption occurs in an MEDC or an LEDC and the way in which these country’s prepare and plan for the possibility of a volcanic eruption. Additionally‚ many human and physical
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it. A volcano is a mountain with a vent at the top where magma and gasses from the earth’s Mantle erupt on the earths crust and turn into lava caused by the movement of the tectonic plates. Tectonic plates are big pieces of the lithosphere that
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the film is somewhat based on the real-life eruptions of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD‚ Mount St. Helens in 1980 and Mount Pinatubo in 1991‚ with Dr. Harry Dalton and the family of the mayor of the town. The film begins with the eruption of an unnamed volcano in Colombia during which volcanologist Dr. Harry Dalton’s fiancée is killed as the couple tries to evacuate. After four years‚ Harry is tasked with investigating possible volcanic activity in the mountain near the town of Dante’s Peak which has not
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‘The extent to which volcanic processes represent hazards depends on where and when they occur’. Discuss this statement A hazard can be defined as a situation that poses a threat to life‚ health‚ property or the environment. The severity and type of volcanic hazards that occur are mainly dependent on the type of magma. Volcanic processes can be split into two categories – primary hazards and secondary hazards. The primary hazards that can occur are pyroclastic flows‚ lava flows‚ tephra and poisonous
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The volcano I chose was "Lassen Peak" located in California‚USA.I chose this volcano because it’s located in California‚ and California is one of my favourite places in the world. Now I’am going to tell you a little bit about Lassen Peak.This volcano is located in Northern California.The volcano consists of a chain of vents aligned roughly north to south‚ extending at least 8km north.Volcanism began at Lassen Peak between 600‚000 and 350‚000 years ago. The people that studied this volcano only
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composite volcano can be referred to as a cone volcano. These volcanoes have tall narrow cone and a wide base. Their magma chambers contain thick acidic lava‚ which means sometimes you can walk faster than the lava when it is moving! The layers of a cone volcano are usually alternated between lava and ash. A shield volcano usually has a wide cone and gentle slopes. The lava that is ejected during an eruption is thin due to it being basic (alkali). At first thought‚ you would think a volcano to be
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