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Subaqueous volcano
Type of volcano / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A subaqueous volcano is a volcano formed from the eruption or flow of magma that occurs underwater (as opposed to a subaerial volcanic eruptions)[1]. Subaqueous volcanic eruptions are significantly more abundant than subaerial eruptions and are estimated be responsible for 85% of global volcanism by volume[2].
Not to be confused with Submarine volcano.
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They are commonly in the form of gently sloping tuff cones, although they can have more vertical appearance similar to that of a mountain, such as White Horse Bluff in the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field of east-central British Columbia, Canada.[3]