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...are usually not created where two tectonic plates slide past one another. Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the [[crust (geolog Erupting volcanoes can pose many hazards, not only in the immediate vicinity of the eruption.

Annobón is an [[extinct volcano]] of which just the 598 m (1961 ft) peak (called Quioveo) [[Category:Volcanoes of Equatorial Guinea]]

| type = [[Stratovolcano]] (extinct) ...|6000|m|ft|-2|abbr=on}} high; higher than [[Kilimanjaro]]. Since it became extinct there have been two major periods of [[glaciation]], which are shown by two

...[[Rhumsiki Valley]], a mountainous field littered by the cores of extinct volcanoes, constitutes a small area of volcanic rock, such as [[trachyte]] and [[rhyo ...ive, as a number of freestanding necks of trachyte and rhyolite of extinct volcanoes attest. The most spectacular of these lie in the valley by the tourist vill

...able=on}} || align="center" | 1980 || The park is dominated by two extinct volcanoes, [[Kahuzi]] and [[Biega]]. It also has abundant fauna, including the [[grau ...5 || Located in western Egypt, the site contains fossil remains of the now extinct [[Archaeoceti]], mapping the [[evolution of cetaceans|evolution of the whal

...-06-26}}</ref> The biological diversity, warm tropical climate, and active volcanoes make Nicaragua an increasingly popular [[tourist destination]].<ref>{{cite {{Main|Geography of Nicaragua|Climate of Nicaragua}} {{See also|Volcanoes of Nicaragua|Wildlife of Nicaragua}}