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... that the first observed underwater explosive volcanic eruption (example pictured) occurred in 2004 at NW Rota-1?
... that the Pampean flat-slab is an area of low angle subduction in South America, associated with a large volcano-free gap in the Andean Volcanic Belt?
... that Zeng Rongsheng organized a Sino-American joint investigation of the geology of the Tibetan Plateau and examined the collision process of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate?
... that many residents who were relocated prior to the filling of Lake Kossou were able to return to their land when the reservoir failed to reach full capacity?
... that ice almost half a million years old has been found on a mountain named after a sled dog driver?
... that an earthquake on 11 September 1275 caused the destruction of the church on Glastonbury Tor (tor and rebuilt church pictured) and was felt across England and Wales, but its epicentre is unknown?

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