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1. Volcanoes Are Hot Stuff A mountain roars. Rivers of molten rock race to the sea. Towers of ash and smoke billow into the sky. Volcanoes are some of the most terrifying and magnificent wonders of our restless planet.   Scientists have learned a great deal about volcano...
2. Volcano A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash and gases to escape from below the surface. Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains or features like mountains o...
3. Science Help: Volcanoes Are you interested in learning about volcanoes? Well, you've come to the right place. Learn about the different types of volcanoes and how they are formed. Watch spectacular video footage from volcanoes or go on an expedition with volcanologists. Th...
4. Abstract Volcano Beading Pattern The Abstract Volcano beading pattern makes a stunning pendant or pin. Feel free to experiment with different fringes. I like this pattern beaded in matte translucent beads (use white or gray thread), but opaque beads (use black thread) work well too....
5. Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Kilauea is an active volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, one of five shield volcanoes that together form the Island of Hawaii. In Hawaiian, the word kilauea means "spewing" or "much spreading", in reference to the mountain's frequent outpouring of lava....
6. Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines Mt. Pinatubo is an active volcano near Angeles City, Luzon, in the northern Philippines. In 1991 Pinatubo had an enormous eruption, causing the evacuation of nearby towns and of the large U.S. Clark Air Base. The ash from the eruption was visible fr...
7. Paricutín Volcano, Mexico Parícutin is a cinder cone volcano in the Mexican state of Michoacán, close to a lava-covered village of the same name. It appears on many versions of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Paricutín is part of the Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Fiel...
8. Learn All About Krakatoa Krakatoa (Indonesian name: Krakatau) is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. The name is used for the island group, the main island (also called Rakata), and the volcano as a whole. It has erupted repeatedly, m...
9. Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Rabaul is the main town on the province of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea. Until World War I Rabaul was the capital of German New Guinea. It suffered greatly in battles between the Japanese and the Allies during World War II and since then ha...
10. Yellowstone National Park First established as a National Park in 1872, Yellowstone remains America's best-known National Park for its geothermal features, array of wildlife and stunning scenery. It covers three states--Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana--however, most of the park l...
11. Smith of the Gods : Tales of the Ancient Greeks Unlike the other gods of ancient Greece, Hephaestus was not divinely handsome and beauteous of limb. To put it plainly, he was downright ugly. His feet were misshapen, his complexion hideous, he was so grotesque it was said that his mother threw him...
12. Craters of the Moon  "A weird and scenic landscape peculiar to itself," stated President Calvin Coolidge as he didecated the new memorial.  A pioneer traveling the Oregon Trail in the 1850s looked at the blackened earth and described the land before...
13. The destruction of Pompeii There are few things more interesting to a 7 year old boy than the story of a town destroyed suddenly by an horrific volcanic eruption. I knew that Pompeii had been an Italian city buried by the volcanic ash and lava of Mount Vesuvius but I couldn't...
14. Visit New Zealand Hopefully this lens will show you exactly why you should visit Aotearoa - Land of the Long White Cloud, New Zealand! Mountains, beaches, lakes, islands, extreme sports, whales and dolphins, great music, lovely people... These are just some of the th...
15. Volcano! Don't ask me why, I just do. When the opportunity to visit Mt Yasur, on Tanna Island, Vanuatu, came along, there was no way I wasn't going! The year before, in New Zealand, my partner and I had been unable to get to White Island, another active volc...
16. Hot Volcanoes Welcome! I created this lens as a place to share my passion about volcanoes. And because I'm working for a startup (Zillow.com) and love the Squidoo idea. I've just started a Hot volcanoes blog too.
17. Iceland There's always a lot more going on in Iceland than you'd think. It isn't "a quiet little island off the beaten track" if it ever was. Reykjavik may be the most expensive city in the world, but it is also one of the most rewarding. It is also half way...
18. Costa Rica Natural Paradise Costa Rica is one of the most visited destinations in the world for tourists mainly because of the variety of attractions that show, the first choice in Costa Rica is the rainforest that is home to a large number of animals and plants that are spread...