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Mount Melbourne
... that
mosses
grow on
Mount Melbourne
(pictured)
in the cold Antarctic, thanks to volcanic heat?
... that the
potential of a large landslide and resulting tsunami at Cumbre Vieja volcano
attracted considerable attention?
... that the
Payún Matrú
volcano, last active about 500 years ago, is the source of the longest
Quaternary
lava flow on Earth?
... that the mineral
motukoreaite
is named for
Motukorea
, the island in New Zealand where it was discovered?
... that the dome of
Santa Maria di Collemaggio
collapsed in the
1461 L'Aquila earthquake
?
... that the
Meers Fault
in
Oklahoma
was active during the last 3,000 years and features a
scarp
that reaches 16 feet (5 m) in height?
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