Submarine eruption

Submarine eruption

A submarine eruption is a type of volcanic eruption where lava erupts under an ocean. Most of the Earth's volcanic eruptions are submarine eruptions, but few have been documented because of the difficulty in monitoring submarine volcanoes. Most submarine eruptions occur at mid-ocean ridges. [ [http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/kinds/kinds.html Kinds of Volcanic Eruptions] Retrieved on 2007-11-18]

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