A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Para-gliders, Puy de Dome, Massif Central, France |
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| Description | The Massif Central in the center of France (Auvergne region), contains a range of volcanoes made up of the Monts Dome (1465 meters at the Puy de Dome) and the Monts Dore (1886 meters at the Puy de Sancy). Locally, steep sided volcanoes are called puy (“pwee”). The Puy de Dome is the highest of the most recent volcanic peaks (the Monts Dome). It formed from a series of lava domes. Upward flowing air on the windward side make this a favorite peak for para-gliders. Other volcanoes can be seen in the background, to the south. |
| Geologic province | Massif Central |
| Location | France ▹ Auvergne. Near Clermont-Ferrand. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 1990. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1206. |
| Key words | volcano, Auvergne, puy, massif central, France |
| Tech details | 319 KB. Vista. Canon FTQL. |
| GeoDIL number | 250 |
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