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Solander Islands

Little Solander Island (foreground), Solander Island (background

Little Solander Island is in the foreground with Solander Island in the background. The islands are eroded remnants of an extinct volcano and the only volcano in the Pacific Ring of Fire that is south of Mount Ruapehu.

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Rights: Matt Robertson, Macquarie University, NSW
Published: 17 May 2010Size: 206.98 KB
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