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| | Volcano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) |
 | | A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the earth's interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature) erupts through the surface of the planet. |
 | | The largest lava shield on Earth, Mauna Loa, is 9,000 m high (it sits on the sea floor), 120 km in diameter and forms part of the Island of Hawai'i. |
 | | Fuji in Japan, Vesuvius in Italy, Mount Erebus in Antarctica, and Mount Rainier in the northwestern United States are tall conical mountains composed of both lava flows and ejected material. |
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