Sunday, September 8, 2013
World's Largest Volcano Discovered!
Recently a new volcano was discovered about 1,000 miles east of Japan. Tamu Massif is the size of New Mexico and the biggest volcano on Earth. Its size also puts it as one of the largest volcanoes in the SOLAR SYSTEM! The volcano is made of basalt and lies on Shatsky Rise in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Scientists are still attempting to figure out how the volcano was formed.
Labels:
Current Events
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
Recently, Libertarianism has been gaining support as a third party throughout America. In the 2012 election, the Libertarian party nominated...
-
Photo by Simon Christen Arches National Park is located on the Colorado River in southern Utah Established in 1971 Covers 76,359 acre...
-
Photo: National Park Service Located on the northern coast of California Established on October 2, 1968 Covers 131,983 acres Contain...
-
There aren't an incredible amount of jobs out there with the title "Geographer," but many universities offer degrees in geo...
-
Capital: Trenton Major Cities: Camden Atlantic City Jersey City Newark Patterson Elizabeth Major Geographical Features Kittati...
No comments:
Post a Comment