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| 1. | a city in Merseyside, in NW England, near Liverpool. 194,700. |
| 2. | Mount, an active volcano in SW Washington, part of the Cascade Range: seven major eruptions during 1980, the first since 1854–57. 8364 ft. (2549 m). |
| Saint Helens, Mount A volcanic peak, 2,549 m (8,363 ft) high, of the Cascade Range in southwest Washington. Before its violent eruption on May 18, 1980, it was 2,949.7 m (9,671 ft) high. The eruption produced a smoke plume visible over much of western Washington and Oregon, set off fires and mud slides that killed at least 65 people, and covered a large area with a blanket of volcanic ash. Sporadic eruptions of lesser intensity have occurred since that time. |
Volcanic peak (see volcano) in southwestern Washington in the Cascades.
Note: The volcano erupted violently several times in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity.
Note: It is now a national park.