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1. Extinct volcanoes are those that scientists consider unlikely to erupt again, because the volcano no longer has a lava supply.
2. Many extinct volcanoes are very well preserved and others are still active, such as Deception Island, Mount Erebus, and the South Sandwich Islands.

Frequent Earthquakes

1. Northern and western Mongolia are seismically active zones, with frequent earthquakes and many hot springs and extinct volcanoes. (Web site)

Northernmost

1. It is the northernmost of the extinct volcanoes which comprise the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land. (Web site)

Iceland

1. All the active volcanoes here in Iceland for the extinct volcanoes in Norway.

Active Volcano

1. The caldera contains an active volcano, Nakadake, and several other extinct volcanoes. (Web site)
2. It is also the only active volcano in this part of the East African Rift Valley, though there are many older extinct volcanoes in this region.

Four Islands

1. All the four islands are extinct volcanoes heavily eroded to rugged peaks. (Web site)

Islands

1. Terrain: Many of the islands in the Philippines are extinct volcanoes and atolls. (Web site)
2. The islands are extinct volcanoes that have eroded and dissected. (Web site)

Rift Valley

1. Oldoinyo Lengai is also the only active volcano in this part of the Rift Valley, though there are many older extinct volcanoes in this region. (Web site)
2. Throughout the Rift Valley there are numerous freshwater and alkaline lakes as well as remnants of long extinct volcanoes.

Great Rift Valley

1. In the afternoon reach Lake Naivasha which lies among extinct volcanoes on the floor of the Great Rift Valley.

Time

1. In time, a chain of extinct volcanoes develops, with a live volcano over the hot spot as the last link in the chain. (Web site)

Volcanoes

1. The volcanoes on the other islands are currently inactive, and the smaller islands are the eroded remnants of extinct volcanoes. (Web site)

Active Volcanoes

1. More than 123 are extinct volcanoes, seamounts, and atolls, four are active volcanoes, and two are dormant volcanoes.
2. Can be divided into extinct volcanoes and active volcanoes, over time, there is no volcanic eruption of the volcano called sleep (dormant volcano).
3. Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on Hawaii are active volcanoes; the other Hawaiian islands are extinct volcanoes.

Active

1. This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Iceland.
2. The Aleutian Island arc, including the Alaska Peninsula, is more than 2,000 mi long and contains about 36 historically active and many extinct volcanoes.

Dormant

1. Lassen Peak is but one of the active, dormant, or extinct volcanoes that extend around the Pacific Ocean in a great "Ring of Fire". (Web site)
2. There are over 30 active volcanoes and hundreds of dormant and extinct volcanoes in two major volcanic belts.
3. Over time, calderas of dormant or extinct volcanoes can become filled up with water to form crater lakes. (Web site)

Extinct Volcanoes

1. Two other peaks are also extinct volcanoes: Mawensi (5,149 metres), the third highest peak in Africa (after Mount Kenya) and Shira (3,962 m).
2. This is a list of active, dormant and extinct volcanoes located beyond planet Earth. (Web site)
3. The 16 current Decade Volcanoes are: This is a list of lists of active and extinct volcanoes sorted by country.

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1. Earth > Geology > Volcanoes > Active Volcanoes
2. Dormant Volcano
3. Mount Kenya
4. Frequent Earthquakes
5. Four Islands
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