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False. The US Geological Survey describe Mauna Kea in Hawaii as dormant and it last erupted around 4,500 years ago.

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Q: True or false...The length of time between eruptions of a dormant volcano is always less than a thousand years?
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Is mountain Kilimanjaro a dormant volcano?

It is dormant, no eruptions in recorded history


What is time length of eruptions of a dormant volcano?

Dormant volcanoes don't erupt.


Is san fransisco peaks dormant?

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Is Mount Kilimanjaro dormant?

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Is Mount Ngauruhoe New Zealand dormant?

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What stage is paricutin in?

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What is the eruption interval for Mt Pinatubo?

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How will you volcanoes with no record of erupt?

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