The Pali-Aike volcanic field is a volcanic field in Argentina that
straddles the border with Chile. It is part of a family of back-arc
volcanoes in Patagonia that formed from the collision of the Chile Ridge
with the Peru–Chile Trench. There are approximately 467 vents in an
area of 4,500 square kilometres (1,700 square miles). The field was
first active 3.78 million years ago, and is noteworthy for the presence
of large amounts of xenoliths in its rocks. The latest eruptions
occurred during the Holocene, as indicated by the burial of
archaeological artifacts; the Laguna Azul maar formed about 3,400 years
before present. Humans have lived in the region for thousands of years,
and a number of archaeological sites such as the Fell Cave are located
in the field. Presently, parts of the volcanic field are protected areas
in Chile and Argentina. The city of Río Gallegos in Argentina is
within 23 kilometres (14 mi) of the volcanic field.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali-Aike_volcanic_field>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1892:
Canadian governor general Lord Stanley of Preston pledged to
donate an award to Canada's top-ranked amateur ice hockey club, now
known as the Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North
America.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup>
1906:
Romanian inventor Traian Vuia became the first person to fly a
heavier-than-air monoplane with an unassisted takeoff.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traian_Vuia>
1965:
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov donned a space suit and ventured
outside the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2 spacecraft, becoming the first
person to walk in space.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Leonov>
1985:
The first episode of the soap opera Neighbours was broadcast on
the Seven Network, later becoming the longest-running drama in
Australian television history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbours>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
jar:
1. (transitive) To preserve (food) in a jar. […]
2. (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a
quivering or vibrating movement.
3. (transitive) To harm or injure by such action.
4. (transitive, figuratively) To shock or surprise.
5. (transitive, figuratively) To act in disagreement or opposition, to
clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
6. (transitive, intransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a
rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound
discordantly or harshly.
7. (intransitive) To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
8. (intransitive, figuratively) Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of
people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly
from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jar>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
President Biden said that in his opinion, war crimes have been
committed in Ukraine. Personally, I agree. Intentionally targeting
civilians is a war crime. After all the destruction of the past three
weeks, I find it difficult to conclude that the Russians are doing
otherwise.
--Antony Blinken
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken>
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