United States or Rwanda ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Mud and Air Volcanoes Luss Macaluba Taman Korabetoff New Island in the Sea of Azof Jokmali Fires of Baku Mud Volcano in Flank of Etna Air Volcanoes of Turbaco, Cartagena, and Galera- Zamba. The curious mud volcano in the Island of Java, described in the preceding chapter, although presenting some peculiar features, is not the only one of the kind in the world.
Next morning it was found that an island had risen out of the sea, between nine and ten feet in height, surrounded by a lower level of hardened mud. A strong fetid smell, probably that of petroleum, proceeded from the island, and extended for a considerable distance all round. Another mud volcano, named Jokmali, near the Caspian Sea, was formed in November 1827.
Word Of The Day