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Novarupta dome, Alaska

By Yellowstone Volcano Observatory June 1979 (approx.)
Novarupta dome, Alaska
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Novarupta Dome, with Falling Mountain and the upper valley portion of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in the background.  Photo by Tom Miller, June 1979.

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