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 * ... that Chungará Lake (pictured) was formed between 17,000 and 8,000 years ago when the Parinacota volcano collapsed and debris dammed a river?
 * ... that the Main Central Thrust extends 2200 km along the Himalaya mountain belt?
 * ... that a fire lookout station has been located on Hager Mountain since 1915?
 * ... that the 1185 East Midlands earthquake is the first earthquake in England for which there are verifiable damage reports?
 * ... that Block Island Wind Farm is the first offshore wind farm to be built in the United States?
 * ... that highlights from the history of dromaeosaurid research include a skeleton of Velociraptor preserved in combat with a Protoceratops, the gigantic Utahraptor, and tiny four-winged Microraptor? Archive – Start a new article...