volcanic peak

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volcanic
adjective
uk
/vɒlˈkæn.ɪk/us
/vɑːlˈkæn.ɪk/
of, relating to, or made by a volcano (= a mountain with a hole at the top through which hot liquid rock is or has been ...
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peak
noun[C]
uk
/piːk/us
/piːk/
the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level ...
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(Definition ofvolcanicandpeakfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The 1980 eruption was comparatively of smaller magnitude emanating from a vent on the southern side about 60m ft below thevolcanicpeak.
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Construction of the telescope, sited on avolcanicpeakabove sea level, took seven years and cost 130 million (112 million).
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It was originally built on thevolcanicpeak("le puy"), but has since migrated to the plain.
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Its most prominent feature is its central activevolcanicpeak, created by the same forces which originally raised the island.
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This imposingvolcanicpeakstands out from the mountains that surround it.
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Glaciers carved the largevolcanicpeakand when they receded, the bulk of the mountain remained, with snowfields near the summit and dozens of small lakes surrounding the peak.
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Nearly the entire surface lies within an altitude range of 12 km, although a few volcanic peaks reach to over 20 km above the mean surface level.
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The park features a rugged landscape with volcanic peaks, sheltered gorges, sheer cliffs, open woodlands and dry rainforest.
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It lies on the west coast beneath volcanic peaks and is a port for the logging industry.
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It has dual volcanic peaks, and is 275 metres at its highest point.
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Associated with these great valleys are a number of volcanic peaks, the greatest of which occur on a meridional line east of the eastern trough.
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The volcanic peaks give wide views and there are some attractive waterfalls.
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Minor eruptions occur frequently on, one of the post-caldera subaerial volcanic peaks on.
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The chain consists of over twenty extinct volcanic peaks, many rising over 4,000 m from the seabed.
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