A volcano was discovered in Hong Kong
Visitors are impressed by the hexagonal columns of volcanic rocks on the Kwo Chau Islands, southeast of Hong Kong.
The ancient volcano that last exploded 140 million years ago is considered one of the oldest in the world, according to the Hong Kong Geological Survey Center.
This is the first discovery of an ancient supernova in southeast China.
A volcano, writes wikipedia, is called a volcano capable of producing an eruption with a volume of volcanic material greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers.
Pride can be created when magma in the Earth rises from a hot spot to the bark but cannot penetrate it. Pressure generates a large and ever-increasing amount of magma until the crust is unable to contain the pressure.
People fish in a boat off Ninepin Group, also known as Kwo Chau Islands, where large hexagonal columns of volcanic rock are exposed, southeast of Hong Kong, August 30, 2012. An ancient supervolcano that last erupted 140 million years ago, considered as one of the oldest supervolcanos, has been discovered in the southeastern part of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Geological Survey under the government’s Civil Engineering and Development Department said on Thursday. It added that this is the first discovery of an ancient supervolcano in southeastern China. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Large hexagonal columns of volcanic rock are pictured on Ninepin Group, also known as Kwo Chau Islands, southeast of Hong Kong August 30, 2012. An ancient supervolcano that last erupted 140 million years ago, considered as one of the oldest supervolcanos, has been discovered in the southeastern part of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Geological Survey under the government’s Civil Engineering and Development Department said on Thursday. It added that this is the first discovery of an ancient supervolcano in southeastern China. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Large hexagonal columns of volcanic rock are pictured on Ninepin Group, also known as Kwo Chau Islands, southeast of Hong Kong August 30, 2012. An ancient supervolcano that last erupted 140 million years ago, considered as one of the oldest supervolcanos, has been discovered in the southeastern part of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Geological Survey under the government’s Civil Engineering and Development Department said on Thursday. It added that this is the first discovery of an ancient supervolcano in southeastern China. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
People stand on large hexagonal columns of volcanic rock on Ninepin Group, also known as Kwo Chau Islands, southeast of Hong Kong in this handout photo released August 30, 2012. An ancient supervolcano that last erupted 140 million years ago, considered as one of the oldest supervolcanos, has been discovered in the southeastern part of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Geological Survey under the government’s Civil Engineering and Development Department said on Thursday. It added that this is the first discovery of an ancient supervolcano in southeastern China. REUTERS/Hong Kong Government’s Civil Engineering and Development Department/Handout (CHINA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
