Volcano

A volcano is an opening in a planet's crust, often formed into a mountain, from which molten lava and gases are ejected.

The study of volcanoes is volcanology. 

Ocampa had a range of several extinct volcanoes. 

Volcanoes on Penthara IV were activated when subterranean pockets of carbon dioxide were opened by a phaser drill. The volcanoes started to erupt and produced large plumes of volcanic dust, threatening to bring another ice age on the planet. 

Volcanic vents could supply enough heat to sustain life even on rogue planets. An example of such a world was Dakala. 

Captain Jean-Luc Picard saw an active volcano on Earth in the region of France about 3.5 billion years ago, when Q brought him there. 

''In the alternate reality, a supervolcano on Nibiru threatened to destroy all life on the planet, including the indigenous Nibirans. The threat was averted when, wearing an especially heat-resistant environmental suit, activated a cold fusion device in the magma chamber, rendering the volcano inert.''

Noted volcanoes

 * Kri'stak volcano
 * Mount Tar'Hana

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Vulkan (Geologie) Volcan Vulkaan