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Volcanae

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Cleveland Volcanae in the Aleutian Islands o Alaska photographed frae the Internaitional Space Station, Mey 2006.

A volcanae is a muntain whaur lava (unco het, mowten rock) comes tae the surface o the yird. Maist volcanoes haes a crater at the tap.

Volcanaes is made near tectonic plate boonds or abuin manteel het plouks.

Weel-kent volcanaes

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  • Etna (Seecily, Italy)
  • Hekla (Iceland)
  • Kilauea (Hawaii, USA)
  • Krakatoa (Rakata, Indonesie)
  • Mauna Loa (Hawaii, USA)
  • Mauna Kea (Hawaii, USA)
  • Munt Baker (Washington, USA)
  • Munt Erebus (Ross Island, Antarctica)
  • Munt Hood (Oregon, USA)
  • Munt Fuji (Honshu, Japan)
  • Munt Rainier (Washington, USA)
  • Munt Shasta (Californie, USA)
  • Munt St. Helens (Washington, USA)
  • Novarupta (Alaskae, USA)
  • Olympus Mons (Maurs (planet))
  • Popocatépetl (Mexico-Puebla state line, Mexico)
  • Surtsey (Surtsey island, Iceland)
  • Santorini (Santorini island, Greece)
  • Tambora (Sumbawa, Indonesie)
  • Teide (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain)
  • Vesuvius (Bey o Naples, Italy)
  • Munt Ruapehu (Nth Island, New Zealand)
  • Munt Edziza (Breetish Columbia, Canadae)