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Vocabulaire FormaTerre

FormaTerre Vocabulaire

Preferred term

Volcano

Type

Type of entity
  • sosa:FeatureOfInterest

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Group which the concept belongs to.

Description

  • A mountain, hill, or plateau formed by the accumulation of materials erupted - effusively or explosively - through one or more openings (volcanic vents) in the Earth's surface; also refers to the vents themselves. However, some volcanoes have a negative topographic expression, such as calderas or craters.

In other languages

Terms for the concept in other languages.

French

URI

https://service.poleterresolide.fr/voc/FOI/c_128fb562

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