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VOLCANO	PLACE	DATE	ERUPTION	CONVERSION
Pinatubo	Philippines	1991	2.4 cubic miles
Krakatoa	Indonesia	1883	4.3 cubic miles
Ilopango	El Salvador	300	10 cubic miles
Santorini	Greece	1450 B.C	14 cubic miles
Mazama	Oregon	4000 B.C	18 cubic miles
Tambora	Indonesia	1815 B.C	36 cubic miles

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***Use the table above to answer the questions below***

1. Convert the volume of lava eruptions of all the volcanoes into Cubic kilometres. Write your answers in the blanks under the conversion heading. Show your work below and on the other side of the page if you need more room.

2. What was the average volume of lava (in miles) that erupted from the first five volcanoes?

3. What volcano in this table had the oldest eruption?

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