| 单词 | volcanic crater |
| 例句 | Three of the volcanic craters had thin ribbons of smoke lazily curling from their insides and meandering toward the sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The land artist James Turrell, also a pilot, captures a portion of sky, and frames it within a custom-made structure or an aperture such as a volcanic crater. Flight of fancy: how aviation changed art for ever 2012-08-17T21:55:08Z It is here that Govan is pressed, once more, about why he has devoted so much time, so much effort to a volcanic crater in the middle of the desert. Michael Govan: A museum director who goes beyond the gallery walls 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Over two days, I would cover a couple hundred miles, driving past steep sand dunes, volcanic craters, jagged salt flats and snowcapped peaks that drop into red-rock canyons. Journeys: Death Valley: Three Million Acres of Weird 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z The easiest hike we did was up and down hills in the Morne Trois Pitons National Park that took us around Freshwater Lake, which was formed in the lip of a volcanic crater. Waterfalls, Rivers and Rain Forest on Dominica 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z My first glimpse of the cliff dwellings was from the top of a series of switchbacks on the hiking trail that ran along the edge of a volcanic crater. A monumental journey through New Mexico 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The Diamond and Ring routes overlap near Lake Myvatn, where the dark landscape of lava rock and volcanic craters looked only recently cooled. Driving Iceland’s Overlooked North 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z About 150 miles of hiking trails through volcanic craters, scalded deserts and rainforests, with views of petroglyphs. Four destinations that feel like geologic theme parks 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Girding the bay to the left, a humpbacked volcanic crater, the Mokapu Peninsula, looking like the snake that swallowed an elephant in “The Little Prince.” Return to Kailua, Hawaii 2011-09-02T18:14:23Z He’s in an SUV, blazing down a dusty desert road approaching the dormant volcanic crater on which pioneering light artist James Turrell has spent four decades and more than $15 million. Michael Govan: A museum director who goes beyond the gallery walls 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z It was completely unlike anything I had expected from a volcanic crater. The Azores: An untamed island paradise only a few hours by air from North America 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z We marvel at the deep volcanic craters circled by jagged peaks. Cape Verde gets its moment in the sun 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z But last Thursday at dusk, 15 musicians gathered at an active volcanic crater on this small island in the southern Aegean Sea for an experiment in improvisational site-specific performance. 15 Musicians Spent the Night in an Active Volcano. Listen to What Happened. 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The island is a stretch of land in Lake Naivasha that is actually the rim of a submerged volcanic crater at the deepest point of the lake. Explorer: Walking With the Herds in Kenya 2010-07-09T16:48:00Z To find out, he and his German and Greek colleagues went to the Greek Aegean Sea in 2019 to study the volcanic crater with special technology. Mystery of volcanic tsunami solved after 373 years 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Woods then dropped Jorgenson at ease and reached the summit of the Puy de Dome, a famed volcanic crater in the Massif Central region of south-central France that last hosted a stage 35 years ago. Canadian Michael Woods secures biggest career win at the top of legendary Tour mountain 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Many of the known lithium deposits are in the state’s north, in the McDermitt caldera, a volcanic crater formed 16 million years ago by the deep-Earth hot spot currently fueling Yellowstone. Major U.S. geological survey aims to uncover minerals critical for batteries and microchips 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Park officials were alarmed by plans of fans to set off smoke bombs and fireworks, and to congregate near the fragile volcanic crater. Italian officials taking precautions to protect Mount Vesuvius from celebrating Napoli soccer fans 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z Some of the most popular ones already charge, like Diamond Head State Monument, which features a trail leading from the floor of a 300,000-year-old volcanic crater up to its summit. Paying for paradise? Hawaii mulls fees for ecotourism crush 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z In 2018, an overcrowded ferry with about 200 people sank in a deep volcanic crater lake in North Sumatra province, killing 167 people. Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people catches fire near Bali 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The ninth stage on July 9 sees a spectacular climb to Puy-de-Dome, a famed volcanic crater in the Massif Central region of south-central France which last hosted a stage 35 years ago. Bilbao start for 2023 Tour de France, race to test climbers 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The most affected area of the national park was the extinct Rano Raraku volcanic crater, which once served as a quarry for the construction of the large statues carved out of basalt. Fire damages famed Easter Island statues; island’s mayor says the blaze was man-made 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Profiles of a typical terrestrial volcanic crater and a typical lunar impact crater are quite different. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A caldera is a volcanic crater that is more than 2 km in diameter; this one is 4 km long and 3 km wide. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The town sits on a horseshoe shaped harbour, below the hillside of an old volcanic crater. Grenada: Confronting my family’s slave-owning past 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Five were recovered and three remain in the wreckage of the helicopter, which sank into a deep volcanic crater lake. All 8 dead in tourist helicopter crash found in Kamchatka 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z In 2018, an overcrowded ferry with about 200 people on board sank in a deep volcanic crater lake in North Sumatra province, killing 167 people. Ferry sinks in rough seas near Bali; 6 dead and 7 missing 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z At its top is a volcanic crater, or caldera, about 40 kilometers across, and its slopes show individual lava flows up to 500 kilometers long. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Most volcanic craters and calderas are formed above magma chambers, and the level of the crater floor is influenced by the amount of pressure exerted by the magma body. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, when they got to the top of the island, they found an ancient volcanic crater, where people had lived a century before. The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z Around 250,000 people live on the Azores’ nine volcanic islands and the archipelago is a popular tourist destination, famed for its lakes, mountains and volcanic craters. Hurricane Lorenzo lashes Azores with high waves, heavy rain as storm takes aim at British Isles 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z A 37.5-acre search field is actually the eroded surface of a volcanic crater, according to the Crater of Diamonds website. She was watching a YouTube video on how to find diamonds — then spotted a 3.72-carat one in an Arkansas state park 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z He pointed out that the large lunar craters—mountain- rimmed, circular features with floors generally below the level of the surrounding plains—are larger and have different shapes from known volcanic craters on Earth. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Crater Lake is one of the country’s best-known calderas, a volcanic crater formed by a major eruption that collapses the mouth of the mountain. Man who fell 800 feet into Crater Lake caldera rescued by Coast Guard 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports the Observatory confirmed last week that Oahu is one option under consideration for a new home since the headquarters inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park remains badly damaged from volcanic crater collapses. Possible relocation of volcano observatory raises concerns 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z The island of Anak Krakatau, or the Child of Krakatau, emerged nearly a century ago from the volcanic crater of Krakatau, which erupted in 1883 in one of the largest such events in recorded history. Tsunami in Indonesia Kills Over 280, With No Warning or Quake 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z Most of the island sank into a volcanic crater under the sea, and the area remained calm until the 1920s, when Anak Krakatau began to rise from the site. Doctors, rescuers work in tsunami-struck Indonesian areas 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z What differences did Grove K. Gilbert note between volcanic craters on Earth and lunar craters? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The violent explosions sank most of the island into the volcanic crater under the sea, and the area remained calm until the 1920s, when Anak Krakatau began to rise from the site. Indonesia tsunami triggered by volcano eruption 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z The park is an eroded volcanic crater where visitors are allowed to keep what they find. Colorado woman finds nearly 3 carat diamond at Arkansas park 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z The men are in 20 separate graves marked as “unknowns” in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, which is located inside an extinct volcanic crater also known as Punchbowl. Hawaii marker to honor hundreds of WWII prisoners of war 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z The overcrowded wooden ferry sank in the volcanic crater lake on June 18 in rough weather. Indonesia ends search for dozens of victims of ferry sinking 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z It’s one of several volcanic craters on Oahu that scientists believe were formed between 40,000 and 500,000 years ago. Hawaii has 5 other active volcanoes in addition to Kilauea 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Last year three tourists died in Italy when they fell into a pit in a volcanic crater. How many people do volcanoes actually kill? 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z At different islands in Hawaii, Pele used her stick to dig out fire pits, forging the archipelago’s magnificent volcanic craters. Madame Pele, Hawaii’s goddess of volcanoes, awes those living in lava’s path 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z The closest settlement to a volcanic crater is probably Government Camp, gateway to the ski resorts on Mount Hood, Moran said. Yes, Cascades volcanoes could blow — but not like Hawaii’s 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z A volcanic crater vent - known as Puu Oo - collapsed earlier this week, sending lava down the mountain's slopes towards populated areas. Hawaii emergency declared over volcano 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z I was referring here to the pleasingly surreal spectacle of a volcanic crater overlaid with a surface of neatly manicured grass. Why Silicon Valley billionaires are prepping for the apocalypse in New Zealand 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The horseshoe-shaped spit of land is itself the flooded caldera of an active volcano and home to more than 50 volcanic craters—markers of past eruptions. Antarctic eruption could ‘significantly disrupt’ international air traffic 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z It’s home to desert grasslands, rugged mountain peaks and historic sites, including a volcanic crater used by Apollo astronauts for lunar training and the tracks of the Butterfield Overland stagecoach route. No boundary changes for New Mexico’s 2 national monuments 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The helicopter reportedly hit a cliff about three minutes from arriving at Dieng Plateau, a popular tourist area where a volcanic crater erupted Sunday, injuring at least 10 people. Aid Helicopter Crashes After Indonesia Eruption, 8 Dead 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z He was worried by rumors that police would move him on from his new sleeping place along the Diamond Head volcanic crater. As Waikiki moves homeless out of tourist zones, some fear perpetual displacement 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z The state Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted the sweep along the volcanic crater Wednesday. State sweeps through homeless camps on Diamond Head 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z This leaves what looks like a miniature volcanic crater known as a pingo scar. How ice creates mini-mountains 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z In 1906 at the Massacre of Bud Dajo, soldiers opened fire into a volcanic crater filled with men, women and children. Trump’s foggy vision: Just how do you think America became great in the first place? 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z There are a few sites every firm’s desperate to get: Port Lockroy, the home of a British-run post office, for instance; and Deception Island, a volcanic crater warm enough to swim in. Antarctica's tourism industry is designed to prevent damage, but can it last? 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z It disinterred 61 caskets at 45 grave sites at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, which is in an extinct volcanic crater commonly known as Punchbowl. A sailor killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor is being buried with full military honors nearly 75 years after the bombing 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Flooding forced about 20 visitors and three park rangers to hunker down overnight at Mesquite Springs Campground and the Ubehebe volcanic crater. Scotty's Castle in Death Valley to stay closed for several months after flooding 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z The Hawaii proposal is for an eight-acre spot on a rocky shoreline between Waikiki and downtown Honolulu, with a dramatic view of the Diamond Head volcanic crater. Obama presidential library sweepstakes: 4 proposals make final round 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z It hopes to build him a presidential library on the ocean, with a dramatic view of his hometown’s famed Diamond Head volcanic crater. Hawaii envisions presidential library on the beach 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z It’s also just south of Lake Apoyo, Nicaragua's largest volcanic crater lake. Retirement in the Oldest City in the Americas 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Astronauts who went to the moon walked in the Kilbourne Hole volcanic crater, studying its terrain and geology. Obama declares the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks region of N.M. a national monument The grounds foreman told him that the Pearl Harbor dead were scattered around the veterans’ graveyard in the Punchbowl volcanic crater. Former sailor to be honored for helping restore Pearl Harbor victims’ names 2012-12-07T03:27:00Z Mexico City boasts, among its other challenges, a dreadful location – it's sinking into a volcanic crater. TV review: Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow; Supersized Earth 2012-11-21T23:31:01Z Nearly a thousand monolithic moai remain strewed around volcanic craters and sandy shorelines, guarding the secrets of an island settled more than nine centuries ago by Polynesian explorers. Slow-Burning Rebellion Against Chile on Easter Island 2012-10-06T18:21:53Z It is perfectly circular, and five hundred yards at least in circumference, but it is deeper, far and away, than any volcanic crater into which it has ever been my fortune to peer. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z It appears to have had its basis in the notion that Devil's lake occupies an extinct volcanic crater. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z These are near the Lake of Agnano, an ancient volcanic crater. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The principal feature of the island was an extinct volcanic crater, rising to an altitude of 2,000 feet, at the east end of the island. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z This region, as described by F. V. Hayden, presents a succession of round-topped hills, some of them scooped out by the swirling winds so as to resemble volcanic craters. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Many of the small lakes, filling volcanic craters, are of great depth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Throughout this region are many broken volcanic craters and lava streams. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z The middle island is about five miles long; the south point is a high barren hill, presenting an evident volcanic crater. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z These volcanic craters are of all sizes, from fifty yards to as many miles across, and in the centre of some of them there stand up lofty hills. The Life of Roger Langdon Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen. [With a preface by H. Clifton Lambert.] 2010-12-21T22:55:56.210Z The western Mojave houses several endangered species, a stretch of the historic Route 66, sweeping desert vistas, lava flows and the ancient Amboy volcanic crater. 2010-01-14T01:11:00Z No one, therefore, will contend for a moment that in this case the corals are based upon the rim of a volcanic crater, in the middle of which stands a mountain or island of granite. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It lies on the north side of a dried-up lake, once no doubt a volcanic crater. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The besiegers burrowed mines deep under the foundations of walls and towers, and with the explosion of hundreds of barrels of gunpowder, opened volcanic craters, blowing men and rocks into hideous ruin. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Indeed, from the appearance of affairs this morning at the volcanic crater—for such it has now become—the possible evils are almost incalculable. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. Near the summit was a lake formed in an old volcanic crater which we had come specially to look at. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses It often happens that a lake which has endured for centuries in a volcanic crater, disappears suddenly on the approach of a new eruption. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The flame was not red; it had nothing in common with the grand living fires of volcanic craters or of great furnaces. Toilers of the Sea Besides, between the mountains or in them, were vast volcanic craters, pouring up molten matter which became what are known as the eruptive rocks, and these, too, carried up gold from below. The Boy With the U.S. Miners The position of "Tycho" is shown near the upper edge, and some of the volcanic craters are very clearly seen near the margin. Volcanoes: Past and Present Soon there was not an unfrequented island in the Mediterranean, no desert shore, no gloomy valley, no forest, no glen, no volcanic crater, that did not witness exorbitant selfishness made the rule of life. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition There are, indeed, few objects in nature more picturesque than a wooded volcanic crater. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology I must give up my volcanic crater theory for ever, though it costs me a pang at first.” Life of Charles Darwin But we, even to the present day, occasionally see the igneous fluid from beneath forced up to the surface, and spreading from volcanic craters over great regions. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Schroter seems to have been the earliest observer who identified the circular hollows on the moon's surface as volcanic craters. Volcanoes: Past and Present Sad to say, the Count was some time after killed by falling into a volcanic crater in the Eastern Isles! Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. Outside the United States there are two national parks, one enclosing three celebrated volcanic craters, the other conserving the loftiest mountain on the continent. The Book of the National Parks It is an old volcanic crater, nearly 2 m. in circumference, now, as in Roman times, filled with water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The only witness in proof of it has disappeared "by falling into a volcanic crater." Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. We were several thousand feet up now, flying over what seemed to be a tumbling mass of small volcanic craters. The Fire People What could he better do, therefore, than borrow this old volcanic crater of Puritanism, and pour out from it his religion and his anger upon a graceless world? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Now these huge funnels, or pipes, are nothing more or less than extinct volcanic craters. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania This mound we find most interesting, for upon reaching its top we look down into a volcanic crater. The Western United States A Geographical Reader In many cases, the expulsion was of sufficient amount and duration to form clearly defined volcanic craters. The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' It is but an old volcanic crater, sticking up out of the sea, in the interior of which a town has been built. Plotting in Pirate Seas The crater of Mount Elgon has long since lost any resemblance to a volcanic crater. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country And otherwise unlike a volcanic crater is the concavity itself. The Lone Ranche They presented an appearance precisely similar to the rim of a volcanic crater; and the inner and outer slopes of the islands were also strongly suggestive of the inside and outside slopes of a crater. The Missing Merchantman After a world-wide campaign, however, they were finally exterminated, save in the neighborhood of one great volcanic crater, which they so honeycombed that it is almost impregnable. Spacehounds of IPC If these are volcanic craters, it is evident, at a glance, that the mightiest volcanoes of the earth fall into insignificance beside them. Other Worlds Their Nature, Possibilities and Habitability in the Light of the Latest Discoveries The birth was of a revolutionary nature, there were earthquakes, volcanic craters, falling cities and dying men—but new land was there. In the World War Anon they journey from this place of rest By night or early dawn back to the brink Of that volcanic crater where the best Sit tight, scarce caring if they swim or sink. Over the Top With the Third Australian Division At Batcheseria, where the two sovereigns occupied the ancient palace of the khans, they looked out upon a mountain in a blaze of illumination, and apparently pouring lava floods from its artificial volcanic crater. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power The south point is a high barren hill, flattish at the top, and, when seen from the W.S.W., presents an evident volcanic crater. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time In these respects it would then resemble the moon, and, according to some observers, it possesses another characteristic lunar feature in the roughening of its surface by what seem to be innumerable volcanic craters. Other Worlds Their Nature, Possibilities and Habitability in the Light of the Latest Discoveries Thus all Russia was but an arena of war, a volcanic crater of flame and blood. The Empire of Russia We must not confound the earlier outpourings of granite, quartzose porphyry, and euphotide from temporary fissures in the old transition rocks with the present active volcanic craters. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 We wind along down those nine circles as down a volcanic crater, black, jagged, precipitous, and impinging upon the senses at every step. Sermons to the Natural Man It was rather like treading upon the crust of some volcanic crater to have dealings with her. In the Days of Chivalry Another striking characteristic of the moon's surface is the enormous magnitude of its volcanic crater formations. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Hence rocks of this type very commonly mark the sites of necks, the remains of once-active volcanic craters. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 My lack of strength did not allow me to inspect the volcanic craters said to exist in these strips, or to visit any of the 'devil-houses.' To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I A few springs are found, but they are far apart, and some of the volcanic craters hold lakelets. Canyons of the Colorado If it once were, as we suppose, a volcanic crater, the pit had long since been filled up with snow and ice. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru The telescope revealed to me distinctly the volcanic craters, the cracks, and the ranges of mountains—by means of the light and shade on the moon's surface. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography There is another shallower volcanic crater to the north of it. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes Its superficial resemblance to some terrestrial volcanic craters is very striking. Curiosities of the Sky The boy ranchers and their friends had ridden in on what I might call the north end of the volcanic crater, in which bowl the rustlers had hidden the cattle. The Boy Ranchers on the Trail A new island had sprung up in the St. Lawrence; volcanic craters had burst open; some rivers had been turned from, their course, others totally lost. The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation It contains a crater in a state of subdued activity, called the Solfatara; an extinct volcano having a large crater called Monte Barbaro; and Lake Avernus, also supposed to be an extinct volcanic crater. Wonders of Creation Obediently, Polly ran out and shaded her eyes as she gazed across the great depression of the volcanic crater which had made such a wonderful farm for the Brewsters. Polly of Pebbly Pit The river plunges over a far-projecting floor direct into a volcanic crater, which, although very much less in its dimensions, was as unmistakable in its character as that of Mount Eeles. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria We had spent a sultry afternoon in the basin of Muna, which is not unlike a volcanic crater, an Aden closed up at the seaside. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 This is a colossal funnel-hole, formed of smaller funnels placed together, a fantastic volcanic crater, scooped there by the guns. Under Fire: the story of a squad The Lake Agnano is the site of an ancient volcanic crater, and on its margin is situated the Grotto del Cane, so famous for the deadly vapours it exhales. Wonders of Creation So the girls sat down to rest, while Polly told of trips to other volcanic craters and peaks. Polly of Pebbly Pit The basalt there is part of a small stream of lava, from 30 to 40 feet thick, which has proceeded from one of several volcanic craters, still extant, on the neighbouring heights. The Student's Elements of Geology In front of her a volcanic crater was pouring forth torrents of melted lava, and hurling masses of rock to an enormous height. Five Weeks in a Balloon At that time, the ring-form of the atolls was almost universally regarded as a proof that they had grown up on submerged volcanic craters; and Lyell gave his powerful support to that theory. Coral Reefs Hawaii, which is the largest of a group called the Sandwich Islands, can boast of the greatest volcanic crater in the world. Wonders of Creation Darwin at once saw the difficulty of accepting the view that the numerous and diverse atolls all represent submerged volcanic craters. Darwin and Modern Science To us the volcanic crater is the mouth from which comes the fiery breath of demon powers which dwell far down in the earth's crust. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire The formation of mud is not confined to the method given, but great quantities of this plastic material flow at times from volcanic craters. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire The highest of these hills had on its summit a regular volcanic crater, whence there have been thrown up great quantities of dross and lava, containing fragments of older rocks. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire In the neighbouring island of Palma there is a volcanic crater named the Great Caldera, whose depth is said to be upwards of 5000 feet. Wonders of Creation The internal walls of the crater are in many places coated with sulphur, and at the bottom are several small volcanic craters. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire |
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