Definition of VOLCANOES. Meaning of VOLCANOES. Synonyms of VOLCANOES

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Definition of VOLCANOES

Volcanoes
Volcano Vol*ca"no, n.; pl. Volcanoes. [It. volcano, vulcano, fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See Vulkan.] (Geol.) A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form, from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like, are ejected; -- often popularly called a burning mountain. Note: Volcanoes include many of the most conspicuous and lofty mountains of the earth, as Mt. Vesuvius in Italy (4,000 ft. high), Mt. Loa in Hawaii (14,000 ft.), Cotopaxi in South America (nearly 20,000 ft.), which are examples of active volcanoes. The crater of a volcano is usually a pit-shaped cavity, often of great size. The summit crater of Mt. Loa has a maximum length of 13,000 ft., and a depth of nearly 800 feet. Beside the chief crater, a volcano may have a number of subordinate craters.

Meaning of VOLCANOES from wikipedia

- chamber below the surface. The process that forms volcanoes is called volcanism. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are diverging...
- cover volcanoes by type and by location. Active volcano List of extraterrestrial volcanoes List of largest volcanic eruptions List of shield volcanoes List...
- Colima Santa María Avachinsky Koryaksky Galeras Rainier The Decade Volcanoes are 16 volcanoes identified by the International ****ociation of Volcanology and...
- volcanism. They include the largest active volcanoes on Earth, such as Mauna Loa. Giant shield volcanoes are found on other planets of the Solar System...
- composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes...
- administratively belong to Spain and therefore volcanoes of the islands are on this list. Lists of volcanoes in Europe by country Volcanic Eifel "About Askja"...
- between 750 and 915 active or dormant volcanoes, around two-thirds of the world total. The exact number of volcanoes within the Ring of Fire depends on which...
- geological processes may cause the formation of mud volcanoes. Mud volcanoes are not true igneous volcanoes as they do not produce lava and are not necessarily...
- The Cascade Volcanoes (also known as the Cascade Volcanic Arc or the Cascade Arc) are a number of volcanoes in a volcanic arc in western North America...
- extinct volcanoes. There are 1,350 potentially active volcanoes around the world, 500 of which have erupted in historical time. Many active volcanoes are...