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Popocatepetl
[ paw-paw-kah-te-pet-l, poh-puh-kat-uhpet-l ]
noun
- a volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,887 feet (5,450 meters).
Popocatépetl
/ popokaˈtepɛtl; ˌpɒpəˈkætəpɛtəl; -ˌkætəˈpɛtəl /
noun
- a volcano in SE central Mexico, southeast of Mexico City. Height: 5452 m (17 887 ft)
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In 1697 there was an eruption of the volcano of Popocatepetl, on the 29th of October.
Water trickles everywhere, and across the broad valley rises toward the north the peak of Popocatepetl.
The crater of Popocatepetl—being an extinct volcano—is now a valuable sulphur mine.
All three scolding her, and making for her, made Popocatepetl quite hysterical.
The volcano Popocatepetl is said to be one vast pile of sulphur.
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