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Table of Contents
The eruption of Cerro Negro Volcano, near Leon, Nicaragua,
during November 1968.


Introduction | The Nature of Volcanoes | Principal Types of Volcanoes | Other Volcanic Structures | Types of Volcanic Eruptions | Submarine Volcanoes | Geysers, Fumaroles, and Hot Springs | Volcano Environments | Plate-Tectonics Theory | Extraterrestrial Volcanoes | Volcano Monitoring and Research | Volcanoes and People | Suggested Reading



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