Natural wonder in the United States: ice volcanoes

Winter on the Great lakes in the United States can watch the unique natural phenomenon — ice volcanoes, which looks very similar to its larger and more hot "brothers". The essential difference is the substance, pour ice volcanoes instead of lava and poisonous gases from them erupting water.

During the winter months on the Great lakes is actively formed ice, which is gradually pushed to the shore. Sometimes lake water leaking into the ice and goes up through cracks or crevices near the shore. Reaching the surface of the lake water freezes, and if the influx continues, the frost forms a conical shape, resembling a small volcano. These ice volcanoes continue to grow as the water rushes up from beneath the frozen surface.

The main places for observing ice volcanoes — Eastern coast of lakes Erie and Ontario where these wonders of nature are formed almost every year, especially in January and early February. Volcanoes of ice can form around all the Great lakes, where the waves beating against the shore much.

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