This dormant volcano rises straight out of the California central valley to over 14, 000 feet.

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The massive eruption by the long dormant volcano two years earlier caused about half the population to leave the island.

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With 567 named projects identified worldwide, the geothermal industry is looking more and more like a dormant volcano beginning to stir.

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Stretched out before our slightly disbelieving eyes was the seven-mile-wide chasm that marks the top of the dormant volcano, dotted erratically with cinder cones and wide, barren lavascapes.

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Despite the unique research opportunity offered by the volcano, which is now dormant, it has forced the scientist to abandon the initial aim of their expedition to test the normal iron levels in the region.

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