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Subglacial volcano
A
subglacial volcano
, also known as a
glaciovolcano
, is a volcanic form produced by
subglacial eruptions
or eruptions beneath the surface of a
glacier
or
ice sheet
which is then melted into a
lake
by the rising
lava
. Today they are most common in
Iceland
and
Antarctica
; older formations of this type are found also in
British Columbia
and
Yukon Territory
,
Canada
.
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