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1st Annual Google Sightseeing Volcano Day!

Monday, 20th June 2005 by Alex

Today we are proud to present to you, the 1st Annual* Google Sightseeing Volcano Day! Yes that’s right, we have an entire day of posts lined up entirely devoted to volcanoes.

  • Please note: This event may not actually occur annually ;-)

To get us started, we have the 3426 metre Mount Hood in Oregon. Snow-capped all year round, the volcano hasn’t erupted since 1782, but is considered potentially active. Mount Hood has eleven glaciers and five ski areas, including the only ski area in the U.S. that’s open 12 months of the year.

Unfortunately, like most of the volcanoes we’ll be posting today, Mount Hood is not shown in high-resolution yet. Maybe by the time we get to the 2nd annual volcano awards…

Mount Hood

Thanks to david poznik and sunilonln.

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4 Responses to '1st Annual Google Sightseeing Volcano Day!'

  1. 1. Randal L. Schwartz says: June 20th, 2005 at 11:27 am

    You can use the accurate word “dormant” in place of “Potentially Active” there. That’d be a better description.

    Also, Mt Tabor (nothing more than a small hill) about 90 miles west of Mt Hood is also a “dormant” volcano (using the same definition), and happens to be located within the city limits of Portland, making it the only dormant volcano within incorporated city limits in the United States. Google search for “mt tabor near PDX” to get a lot of business named “mt tabor”. That’ll take you to the right location. And yes, that is in high-res.

  2. 2. JAPAN MAN says: June 23rd, 2005 at 4:00 am

    MT FUJI IN japan is better

  3. 3. JAPAN MAN says: June 23rd, 2005 at 4:04 am

    here it is

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

  4. 4. Russ says: July 2nd, 2005 at 2:45 pm

    Here is a link to Mt Tabor:
    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

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