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Columbia Plateau
(Encyclopedia) Columbia Plateau, physiographic region of North America, c.100,000 sq mi (259,000 sq km), NW United States, between the Rocky Mts. and the Cascade Range in Washington, Oregon, and…Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, S central Idaho; est. 1924. The monument (53,438 acres/21,625 hectares) lies at the north end of the much larger preserve (698,940…Dutton, Clarence Edward
(Encyclopedia) Dutton, Clarence Edward, 1841–1912, American geologist, b. Wallingford, Conn., grad. Yale, 1860. After service in the army during and after the Civil War, he was a member (1875–91) of…Fuji, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Fuji, MountFuji, Mountf&oomacr;ˈjē [key], FujiyamaFuji, Mountf&oomacr;ˌjēyäˈmä, f&oobreve;jēˈyämä [key], or Fuji-sanFuji, Mountf&oomacr;ˈjē-sän [key], volcanic peak, 12…Gambier Islands
(Encyclopedia) Gambier Islands Gambier Islands gămˈbĭr [key], volcanic islands (6 sq mi/15.5 sq km), South Pacific,…Fonseca, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Fonseca, Gulf ofFonseca, Gulf offōnsāˈkä [key], inlet of the Pacific Ocean, c.700 sq mi (1,810 sq km), c.50 mi (80 km) long and c.30 mi (50 km) wide, W Central America. In a volcanic…Bonin Islands
(Encyclopedia) Bonin IslandsBonin Islandsbōˈnīn [key], Jap. Ogasawara-gunto, volcanic island group, c.40 sq mi (100 sq km), in the W Pacific Ocean, c.500 mi (800 km) S of Tokyo; part of Tokyo…Upolu
(Encyclopedia) UpoluUpolu&oomacr;pōˈl&oomacr; [key], volcanic island (1986 est. pop. 163,000), Samoa, S Pacific, the most populous of the Samoan islands. Upolu's land area is c.430 sq mi (1,…November 2006 Disasters
Nov. 1–2, southeast Turkey: flash flooding in southeast Turkey killed 32 people.Nov. 7, Saroma, Japan: the deadliest tornado in Japan, where tornadoes are rare, knocked out power, damaged…Io
Io, 2,262 mi (3,640 km) in diameter, is the most spectacular of the Galilean moons. Its brilliant colors of red, orange, and yellow set it apart from any other moon or planet. Active volcanoes have…Trending
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