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#tectonicallyformedislands

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. More World News from ABC | JFK Assassination Remembered An island is a body of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent. Tectonically formed islands are created. Created by movements of the earths crust. #tectonicallyformedislands Some islands have been formed millions of years ago and some are continuously forming. #largestisland  is Greenland http://worldbuildingschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Island-Arc.jpg Note that Australia is more than three (3)times as large as Greenland. Islands make up the entire land area of countries. Philippines and Japan. Some islands are wildlife refuges and on some have millions of people living on them. Islands have definitely contributed to humans and animals moving along and living on the planet. http://www.joe.ie/tweet-of-the-day/incredible-pictures-as-volcanic-eruption-causes-new-island-to-form-off-japan/ The island is not very big, only 200 ...
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Tropical Cyclones

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Tropical Depressions; Tropical Storms; Storm Surge Tropical depressions are organized systems of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined circulation and with maximum sustained winds of 61km/hr (38mph) or less. Tropical storms are organized systems of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined circulation and with maximum sustained winds of 63 - 117 km/hr (39-73mph) or less. A storm surge is a large dome of water that sweeps across the coastline near where a hurricane makes landfall. It is often 50-100 miles wide.
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Organisms live in Volcano

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Volcanoes are an energy source that is extremely useful. Volcanoes carry immense amounts of potential and kinetic energy. The heat from a lava overflow at the crater is enough to melt any metal. Temperatures rise. It is known that after an earthquake, temperatures in water nearby rise and cause hot mud to spew to the surface with lava eruptions . www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/6260-rise-of-underground-water-temperature-causes-mud-volcano-eruptions.html A volcano is an opening or rapture on the crust or in the Earth's surface which allow hot gases, solid and lava to escape out of what is called a magma chamber.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano What is the difference between photosynthesis and  chemosynthesis ? The atmosphere is several layers of air around earth. The layer nearest the Earth's surface is called the troposphere. Approximately 10 kilometers thick at the poles and 16 kilometers thick at the Equator. The troposphere is made up of oxygen, nitrogen,...
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