Astronomy

Famous Volcanoes

[/caption] At any time there are about 20 volcanoes actively erupting around the world, and about 50-70 volcanoes have erupted…

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[/caption] Mount Merapi is an active volcano in Indonesia, on the island of Java near the city of Yogyakarta. The…

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[/caption] Mount Tambora is an active stratovolcano on Sumbawa island in Indonesia. It once measured 4,300 meters tall, making it…

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[/caption] A team of astronomers at the University of Warwick think they've finally explained what caused the bizarre transient object…

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[/caption] The shield volcano Mauna Kea is the tallest volcano on Earth, rising to a summit of 4,205 meters above…

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[/caption] Earth's largest volcano is Mauna Loa, located on the Big Island of Hawaii. Although it only rises 4 km…

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Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, and the site of one of…

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[/caption] The most powerful and devastating volcanic eruption in the history of the United States was the explosion of Mount…

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[/caption] The Hawaiian Island chain is a long string of islands that actually stretches for thousands of km. All of…

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[/caption] Perhaps the most famous volcanic eruption in recent history is the explosion of the volcano Krakatoa in 1883. On…

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