volcanos
Mountains that erupt
Volcanos is the plural of volcano, a mountain or hill with openings through which molten rock, ash, and gases erupt from beneath Earth's crust.
The spelling volcanos and volcanoes are both standard, with volcanoes more common.
Hawaii's volcanos attract millions of tourists each year.
Violent sudden release
- magmaMolten rock underground
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
vent · tectonic · mantle · hotspot · shield · stratovolcano · cinder cone · pyroclastic
Tall natural landmass
- peakUtmost height attained
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- HawaiiPacific island state
Iceland · Indonesia · Ring of Fire · fertile soil · geothermal · hot spring · geyser · fumarole
Airborne volcanic debris descending
- laharVolcanic debris flow
- pyroclastic flowHot volcanic gas-debris mixture
- mudflowFast-moving liquefied earth
- tsunamiSeismic sea surge
evacuation · destruction · Pompeii · disaster · toxic gas · sulfur dioxide · lava bomb · wildfire
Italian volcano, historically destructive
- KrakatoaIndonesian volcanic island
- Mount FujiJapan's tallest summit
- KilaueaActive Hawaiian shield volcano
- EtnaSicilian active volcano
Mount St. Helens · Mauna Loa · Stromboli · Popocatepetl · Santorini · Mount Rainier · Yellowstone · Kilimanjaro
Roman forge god
- underworldRealm of the departed
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- prophecyForetelling of future events
wrath · divine punishment · legend · folklore · creation myth · sacred mountain · ritual · appeasement
eruption
Violent sudden release
caldera · vent · tectonic · mantle · hotspot · shield · stratovolcano · cinder cone · pyroclastic · basalt
mountain
Tall natural landmass
- peakUtmost height attained
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
Hawaii · Iceland · Indonesia · Ring of Fire · fertile soil · geothermal · hot spring · geyser · fumarole · sulfur
ashfall
Airborne volcanic debris descending
- laharVolcanic debris flow
- pyroclastic flowHot volcanic gas-debris mixture
- mudflowFast-moving liquefied earth
tsunami · evacuation · destruction · Pompeii · disaster · toxic gas · sulfur dioxide · lava bomb · wildfire · earthquake
Vesuvius
Italian volcano, historically destructive
- KrakatoaIndonesian volcanic island
- Mount FujiJapan's tallest summit
- KilaueaActive Hawaiian shield volcano
Etna · Mount St. Helens · Mauna Loa · Stromboli · Popocatepetl · Santorini · Mount Rainier · Yellowstone · Kilimanjaro
Vulcan
Roman forge god
- underworldRealm of the departed
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
prophecy · wrath · divine punishment · legend · folklore · creation myth · sacred mountain · ritual · appeasement · supernatural
- Bolivian AndesBolivia, La Paz, altiplano, Andes Mountains, salt flats
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- Michoacancopperwork, lacquerware, carnitas, avocados, butterfly nets
- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- Pacific IslandsHawaii, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti
volcanostectonic plates
Mobile crustal sections
plains · flatlands · tablelands · plateaus · bedrock
volcanosocean trenches
Deepest seafloor depressions
Mariana Trench · valleys · canyons · sinkholes · depressions
volcanosglaciers
Slow-moving ice masses
ice caps · ice sheets · icebergs · permafrost · tundra
- volcanic eruptionExplosive geological discharge
- active volcanoMountain capable of erupting
- volcanic islandsLand formed by underwater eruptions
- dormant volcanoCurrently quiet volcanic peak
- active volcanoesMountains currently capable of eruption
- baking soda volcanoVinegar-powered eruption model
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