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Whitefish Maar
... that the largest
maars
(example pictured)
on Earth, found at the Alaskan
volcanic field
of
Espenberg
, formed when magma explosively interacted with
ice in the ground
?
... that part of the
spire
of
Zagreb Cathedral
broke off during
a 2020 earthquake
?
... that a fisherman who was presumed dead during
Typhoon Emma
in 1959 returned for his funeral meal ten days later?
... that the
1992 St. George earthquake
caused more damage outside
St. George, Utah
, than within it?
... that the
Valley of the Volcanoes
in Peru, with its many
lava flows
and
scoria cones
, is of interest both to tourists and scientists?
... that
Black Cap Mountain
can be seen from both
Bangor, Maine
, and the sea?
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