France. Puy de Dome range in the Massif Central in the Auvergne, central France. September 2014
France. Puy de Dome range in the Massif Central in the Auvergne, central France. September 2014 Puy de Dôme (French pronunciation: [pɥi də dom]; Occitan: Puèi Domat, Puèi de Doma) is a large lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central in south-central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes, and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate. Puy de Dôme is approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Clermont-Ferrand. The Puy-de-Dôme département (with hyphens) is named after the volcano.
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Location: Puy de Dome, Auvergne, France
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