volcanic cone
Americannoun
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The 2014/15 eruption created a volcanic cone, joining the two old Hunga islands to create a combined island about 5km long.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 18, 2022
The collapse Saturday of part of the volcanic cone sent a flood of bright red lava pouring down from the Cumbre Vieja ridge that initially cracked open on Sept. 19.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2021
On Oahu, on a ridge overlooking the enormous volcanic cone known as Diamond Head, Bob Larsen brought in the outdoor furniture and made pancakes on Thursday morning.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2018
The island’s most iconic feature, the Caldeira da Graciosa, resulted from the collapse of a volcanic cone 12,000 years ago.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2015
It rises in a fissure of granite rock at the foot of the Gerbier-de-Jonc, a volcanic cone in the mountains of the Vivarais, a hundred kilometres or more south of Lyons.
From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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