rift zone

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rift zone

noun rift zones

A feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.

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@misc{rift_zone_2026,
  title = {rift zone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rift%20zone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}