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 * ... that El Tatio (pictured) is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and one of two worldwide with the highest elevation?
 * ... that Violet Lake, a high-elevation lake on the slope of the West Maui Mountains, was believed to be the home of the Hawaiian lizard goddess Kihawahine?
 * ... that Andrew Jackson's objection to a renewed embargo between the United States and West Indies in the wake of the 1827 North Carolina hurricane helped him win the presidency a year later?
 * ... that Pirgel is the highest mud volcano in Iran?
 * ... that some inhabitants of the Colca Canyon believe their ancestors came from the Hualca Hualca volcano?
 * ... that renewed volcanic activity at Antofagasta de la Sierra could cause ash to rain down over hundreds of square kilometres of adjacent land?