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VOLCAN ASSOUPI [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

a volcano that is not now erupting but that has done so within historic time and is considered likely to do so in the future.

OBS

There is no precise distinction between a dormant and an active volcano.

OBS

Dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but may be roused to action: a dormant volcano.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

volcan en activité très réduite qui n'émet que de la fumée et des fumerolles.

Spanish

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