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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Mauna Kea, Mount Elbrus, Bouvet Island, Pantelleria, Nevado de Toluca, Green Mountain, Kurile Lake, Ulleungdo, Moutohora Island, Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, Little Barrier Island, Tibesti Mountains, Bobrof Volcano, Macauley Island, Bridge River Cones, Apoyeque, Emi Koussi, Carrizozo volcanic field, Tower Hill, Soda Lakes, Chaine des Puys, Mount Leura, Morne Diablotins, Mount Schank, Mount Karisimbi, Puy de Sancy, Mount Napier, Mount Rungwe, Tuya volcanic field, Lvinaya Past, Mount Eccles, Chato Volcano, Black Peak, Pali-Aike Volcanic Field, Mount Balbi, Monte Muambe, Cinder Cone, Mount Elephant, Mount Waesche, Orosi Volcano, Futuna Island, Vanuatu, Santa Clara Volcano, The Ash Pit, Mount Warrnambool, JA volcano, Newer Volcanics Province, Black Volcano, Sousaki volcano, Corazon, Vakak Group, Bundaberg Hummock. Excerpt: Mauna Kea (English pronunciation: or, Hawaiian: ) is a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. Standing 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, its peak is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. However, much of the mountain is under water; when measured from its oceanic base, Mauna Kea is over 10,000 m (33,000 ft) tall-significantly taller than Mount Everest. Mauna Kea is about a million years old, and has thus passed the most active shield stage of life hundreds of thousands of years ago. In its current post-shield state, its lava is more viscous, resulting in a steeper profile. Late volcanism has also given it a much rougher appearance than its neighboring volcanoes; contributing factors include the construction of cinder cones, the decentralization of its rift zones, the glaciation on its peak, and the weathering effects of the prevailing trade winds. Mauna Kea last erupted 6,000 to 4,000 years ago and is now considered dormant. In Hawaiian mythology, the peaks of the island of Hawaii ar...
