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Geyser cone in El Tatio

... that El Tatio (pictured) is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and one of two worldwide with the highest elevation?
... that Violet Lake, a high-elevation lake on the slope of the West Maui Mountains, was believed to be the home of the Hawaiian lizard goddess Kihawahine?
... that Andrew Jackson's objection to a renewed embargo between the United States and West Indies in the wake of the 1827 North Carolina hurricane helped him win the presidency a year later?
... that Pirgel is the highest mud volcano in Iran?
... that some inhabitants of the Colca Canyon believe their ancestors came from the Hualca Hualca volcano?
... that renewed volcanic activity at Antofagasta de la Sierra could cause ash to rain down over hundreds of square kilometres of adjacent land?

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