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Mauna Loa: lava Réunion: volcano
How volcanoes work, explained by a volcanologist
pahoehoe
Study how magma erupts as lava and turns into pumice or hardens to form a shield volcano
View lava erupting from a submarine vent near the Mariana Islands
The stages of lava: From eruption to cooling
What it's like to visit an active volcano
Kilauea volcano Giant's Causeway
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Arenal Volcano in northwestern Costa Rica in the province of Alajuela.
Are Volcanoes Dangerous When They’re Not Erupting?
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Mauna Loa: lava
Réunion: volcano
pahoehoe
Kilauea volcano
Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway
Galapagos Islands: Fernandina Island
lava from Kilauea
lava flow
volcanology
How volcanoes work, explained by a volcanologist
Study how magma erupts as lava and turns into pumice or hardens to form a shield volcano
View lava erupting from a submarine vent near the Mariana Islands
The stages of lava: From eruption to cooling
What it's like to visit an active volcano
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