volcanic area

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• Geology of the Lassen volcanic area — The geology of the Lassen volcanic area presents a record of sedimentation and volcanic activity in the area in and around Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California, U.S.. The park is located in the southernmost part of the Cascade… …   Wikipedia

• Thirtynine Mile volcanic area — Coordinates: 38°49′56″N 105°33′16″W / 38.8322°N 105.5544°W / 38.8322; 105.5544 The Thirtynine Mile v …   Wikipedia

• volcanic — volcanically, adv. volcanicity /vol keuh nis i tee/, n. /vol kan ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a volcano: a volcanic eruption. 2. discharged from or produced by volcanoes: volcanic mud. 3. characterized by the presence of volcanoes: a volcanic …   Universalium

• Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway — The Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway is an All American Road in the U.S. states of California and Oregon. It is roughly 500 miles (800 km) long and travels through the Cascade Range past numerous volcanoes. It is composed of two separate National… …   Wikipedia

• Volcanic belt — [ Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt in Mexico ] A volcanic belt is a large volcanically active region. Other terms are used for smaller areas of activity, such as volcanic fields. Volcanic belts are found above zones of unusually high temperature (700… …   Wikipedia

• Volcanic winter — A volcanic winter is the reduction in temperature caused by volcanic ash and droplets of sulfuric acid obscuring the sun and lowering the albedo (increasing the Earth s reflectivity), during a large particularly explosive type of volcanic… …   Wikipedia

• Volcanic crater — A volcanic crater is a circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity. [cite web url=http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeoglos/c.html title=Glossary of Terms: C publisher=www.physicalgeography.net accessdate=2008 04 12] It is… …   Wikipedia

• Volcanic Creek Cone — Infobox Mountain Name=Volcanic Creek Cone Photo= Caption= Elevation=1,520 metres (4,712 feet) Location=British Columbia, Canada Range=Tagish Highland Prominence = Coordinates = coord|59.76|N|133.38|W|type:mountain region:CA Topographic… …   Wikipedia

• volcanic ash advisory center — A meteorological center designated by regional air navigation agreement to provide advisory information to meteorological watch offices, area control centers, flight information centers, world area forecast centers, relevant regional area… …   Aviation dictionary

• volcanic complex — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A persistent volcanic vent area that has built a complex combination of volcanic landforms …   Glossary of volcanic terms

• volcanic field —    A more or less well defined area that is covered with volcanic rocks of much more diverse lithology and distribution than a lava field, or that is so modified by age and erosion that its original topographic configuration, composition and… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms