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Record 1 1999-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

The caldera is bounded by steep near-vertical fault scarps on the north, west, and south sides but is breached to the east where lava can flow to the coast.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

être égueulé : En parlant d'un cône de scories, être largement ébréché sur un de ses côtés en raison de l'émission d'une coulée de lave pendant la phase d'activité explosive. (Les scories sont emportées à mesure de leur chute par la lave en mouvement, tandis qu'elles s'accumulent sur les autres côtés et construisent un croissant.)

Spanish

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