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Volcanoes

Author:
Gruiz Katalin

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface. The word volcano is derived from the name of Vulcano island off Sicily which in turn, was named after Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging.

In this album we introduce some of the volcanos of the Earth.

Source

http://www.solarviews.com/cap/index/earthsvolcanos1.html