A tuya is a flat topped, steep sided volcano formed when lava erupts through a thick glacier or ice sheet. Tuyas are rare worldwide, occurring only in regions that were covered by glacial ice while volcanic activity was also taking place there.
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A tuya is a flat-topped, steep-sided volcano formed when lava erupts through a thick glacier or ice sheet
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A tuya is a flat-topped, steep-sided volcano formed when lava erupts through a thick glacier or ice sheet
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