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VOLCANO

A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock, ash, and gases erupt. They form where tectonic plates meet or over hotspots in the mantle. The word derives from Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, tied to the island of Vulcano near Sicily.

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