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Supervolcanoes

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The Difference Between Volcanoes and Super Volcanoes

A super volcano is defined by its explosiveness and ability to chuck out a large amount of magma. Regular volcanoes are less explosive. Super volcanic eruptions can put over a thousand cubic kilometres of magma onto the Earth's surface, which would be enough to bury all the whales to a depth of 50 meters.

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