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São Miguel Island and Volcanism

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between São Miguel Island and Volcanism

São Miguel Island vs. Volcanism

São Miguel Island (named for the Archangel Michael or, literally, Portuguese for Saint Michael), is also referred to locally as "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Volcanism is the phenomenon of eruption of molten rock (magma) onto the surface of the Earth or a solid-surface planet or moon, where lava, pyroclastics and volcanic gases erupt through a break in the surface called a vent.

Similarities between São Miguel Island and Volcanism

São Miguel Island and Volcanism have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Basalt, Hot spring, Plate tectonics.

Basalt

Basalt is a common extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet or moon.

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Hot spring

A hot spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater that rises from the Earth's crust.

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Plate tectonics

Plate tectonics (from the Late Latin tectonicus, from the τεκτονικός "pertaining to building") is a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of the Earth's lithosphere, since tectonic processes began on Earth between 3 and 3.5 billion years ago.

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São Miguel Island and Volcanism Comparison

São Miguel Island has 172 relations, while Volcanism has 50. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 1.35% = 3 / (172 + 50).

References

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