Tuesday 27 March 2007

Hello and "Guess the volcano"

Hello! So this is Janine taking over Sarda's blog for a few days. Things may prove to be a little different to what you're used to... But to ease you in I thought we could play a game... You're all experienced I know with Sarda's "mystery fossil" feature, but see how you do with guessing which volcano this is:


Given Sarda's usual blog themes I can imagine a lot of you are either palaeontologists or biologists, and consequently may be unfamiliar with looking at volcanoes. So here is a hint: this is the second tallest active volcano in the world (bit controversial, some would say it is the tallest), and it's my favourite by the way...

10 comments:

Malacoda said...

Is it Olympus Mons?

Anonymous said...

hmm.. i think the blue sky rules that one out.. try again?

Anonymous said...

It's Cotopaxi, in Ecuador.

Raptor's Nest (old) said...

The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway?

Jean-Luc Picard said...

Is it Mount Fuji? I'm not sure if that is a volcano.

You are doing a good job Janine.

Anonymous said...

That volcano is hot!

Just like you.

Anonymous said...

Ok, I’m stumped. Give us a hint. Is it one of these…

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Rio, Chiginaga, Chikurachki, Chimborazo., Chirinkotan, Chirip, Cima, Cleveland, Coatepeque, Colima, Coliseum Maar, Columbia River Flood Basalts, Concepcion, Cook Island, Copahue, Cosiguina, Cotopaxi, Coulman Island, Crater 160, Crater Lake, Craters of the Moon, Cusin, , Dakataua, Damavand, Danau, Deccan Traps, Demon, Dempo, Dendi, Devil's Garden, Devils Desk, Devils Tower, Diamond Craters, Diamond Head, Dieng, Diky Greben, Discovery, Mount, Dominica, Drum, Dukono, , East Epi, Ebeko, Edd, Egmont, Egon, Ekarma, El Chichon, Elbrus, Eldfell, Heimaey, Eldgja, Ellendale, Emi Koussi, Enep, Erebus, Mount, Erta Ale, Etna, Mount, , Fantale, Fayal, Fernandina, Fisher, Fogo, Fort Rock Basin, Fournaise, Piton de la, Fox, Mount, Frosty, Fuego, Fuerteventura, Fuji, Fumarole Butte, Furnas, Fuss Peak, , Gahinga, Galapagos Tour, Galeras, Colombia, Galeras, Galunggung, Gamalama, Gambier, Mount, Gamchen, Gamkonora, Garabaldi, Garbuna Group, Gareoli, Garua Harbour, Gaua, Gede, Gelai, Glacier Peak, Glass 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GeologyJoe said...

MT. Hood 'd be my guess.

Anonymous said...

i think its adatara

Anonymous said...

it is the one valcano in hawii that is part in trhe sea and is taller then mt fuji but is claimed second because it isnt all the way on land