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volcanic cone

noun

, Geology.
  1. a conical hill produced by volcanic eruption of ash, cinders, or lava.


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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.

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.

The partial collapse of the volcanic cone overnight produced a new lava stream that started to follow a similar path down the Cumbre Vieja ridge toward the western shore to the ocean.

The partial collapse of the volcanic cone overnight gave birth to a new lava stream that started to follow a similar path down the Cumbre Vieja ridge toward the western shore of the island to the ocean.

“It was a chunk of rock shaped like a volcanic cone—a cone-shaped smoking mountain,” she recalled.

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