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Ambae
(Encyclopedia)Ambae, volcanic island, c.154 sq mi (400 sq km), Penama prov., N Vanuatu, SW Pacific, 30 mi (48 km) E of Espíritu Santo; also known historically as Aoba, Omba, and Lepers Island. The island, which is...Mont Pelée
(Encyclopedia)Mont Pelée, volcano: see Pelée.Kazan-retto
(Encyclopedia)Kazan-retto: see Volcano Islands. ...Gamalama
(Encyclopedia)Gamalama, volcano, Indonesia: see Ternate. ...Grímsvötn
(Encyclopedia)Grímsvötn, volcano, Iceland: see Vatnajökull. ...Aetna
(Encyclopedia)Aetna, volcano: see Etna, Italy.Huaynaputina
(Encyclopedia)Huaynaputina, volcano, 15,912 ft (4,850 m) high, Moquegua region, S Peru, in the central Andes. A stratovolcano, it lies on the W rim of the Río Tambo canyon and has several ash cones within its crat...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 named for a gia...Fuego
(Encyclopedia)Fuego fwēˈgō [key] [Span.,=volcano of fire], active volcano, 12,346 ft (3,763 m) high, S central Guatemala, near the colonial city of Antigua Guatemala. One of Central America's most active volcan...Augustine, volcano, Alaska
(Encyclopedia)Augustine, volcano, Alaska: see Augustine Island. ...Browse by Subject
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