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• n  a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
• n  a mountain formed by volcanic material

• The volcano bubbled and spat for several months, then submerged again--peacefully ending an ownership dispute involving Britain, France and what was then known as the Kingdom of .
• Europe's most active volcano comes back to life .
• Scientists are carefully measuring the geological activity in the national park because it contains the caldera of an enormous, ancient and still active volcano.

• vent

News & Articles

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• Volcano To Present At Goldman Sachs Global Conference ; Webcast At 11:40 AM ET
  Volcano To Present At Goldman Sachs Global Conference ; Webcast At 11:40 AM ET
  June 11, 2013 - Nasdaq
• Modern humans did not settle in Asia before eruption of Sumatra volcano 74,000 years ago, study finds
  When did modern humans settle in Asia and what route did they take from humankind's African homeland? New research refutes a recent theory that there is archaeological evidence for the presence of modern humans in southern Asia before the super-eruption of the Mount Toba volcano in Sumatra.
  June 11, 2013 - Science Daily
• Russia's northernmost volcano spewing ash
  PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia, June 9 (UPI) -- The Shiveluch volcano, Russia's northernmost active volcano, is spewing ashes up to 29,500 feet in the air, scientists said Monday.
  June 10, 2013 - UPI

Quotes

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• Bono in Melbourne Herald Sun
  Some can sing opera, Luciano Pavarotti was an opera,said U2 frontman Bono. "His opera was a great mash of joy and sadness; surreal and earthy at the same time; a great volcano of a man who sang fire but spilled over with a love of life in...
• Michelle Bachelet in International Herald Tribune
  Obviously, we'd like people from Chaiten to return as soon as possible, but we know there are still risks and uncertainty about how the volcano will behave,Bachelet said.
• Bobby Jindal in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  ...Alaska -- A month after Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal complained about wasteful spending in President Obama's economic stimulus package, including money for "something called 'volcano monitoring,'" Alaska pilots were grateful for such...