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Mount Etna (Volcano Week 7)

Siciliy's Mount Etna is the largest volcano in Italy, the tallest in all of Europe, and one of the world's most active volcanoes, with some form of volcanic activity taking place almost constantly. Mount Etna's height…

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Monday, 27th August 2012

Volcano Week 7

For the seventh year running, volcano week is back!. We have a fascinating line-up of volcano posts scheduled, where we'll be visiting some of the most spectacular scenery Google Maps and Street View have to offer.…

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Monday, 27th August 2012

Hawaii has received a wealth of brand new #streetview imagery – including volcanoes! More info: http://bit.ly/zAWl5I

Hawaii has received a wealth of brand new #streetview imagery - including volcanoes! http://gss.st/2Gp More info: http://bit.ly/zAWl5I

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Wednesday, 20th June 2012

Mauna Loa: The World’s Largest Volcano

Covering an astounding 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq. mi.) Mauna Loa is not only the world’s largest volcano, but is actually the largest mountain by area and by volume on the planet. In fact, when measured from its ocean base, it’s actually higher than Mount Everest!

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Tuesday, 8th November 2011

Olympus Mons (Volcano Week 6)

It's volcano week, so it would seem like a lost opportunity to not write about the tallest volcano in our entire solar system, Olympus Mons – no-one said that the volcanoes had to be on Earth…

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Friday, 26th August 2011

Alaska’s Aleutian Islands (Volcano Week 6)

The Aleutian Islands are the northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean's 'ring of fire'. Starting just off the Alaska Peninsula, an arc of more than 300 volcanic islands stretches for almost 2,000km across the Pacific. While…

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Thursday, 25th August 2011

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