Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔

🌍 Geography

Volcanoes

🌍 Geography KS2 — Ages 7–11 ✓ 3 key facts

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1 Volcanoes are openings in the Earth's crust through which hot molten rock called magma erupts.

2 When magma reaches the surface it is called lava, which can flow at up to 60 km/h.

3 Most volcanoes are found along the edges of tectonic plates, especially around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the Ring of Fire.

Find out what causes volcanic eruptions and where volcanoes are found.

A volcano is a mountain or hill with an opening at the top or side through which hot, molten rock bursts out from deep inside the Earth. Deep below the Earth’s crust, there are pockets of extremely hot liquid rock called magma. When pressure builds up, the magma pushes through cracks or vents in the surface — this is called an eruption. Once magma reaches the surface it’s called lava, and it can be scorching hot (up to 1,200°C!). Volcanoes also shoot out ash, steam and poisonous gases. Most volcanoes sit along the edges of tectonic plates — the giant sections of rock that make up the Earth’s crust. Around the Pacific Ocean, so many volcanoes line up that the region is nicknamed the ‘Ring of Fire’. Not all volcanoes are dangerous — many are dormant (sleeping) or extinct (finished erupting).

🌍 GeographyKS2 — Ages 7–11

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Volcanoes

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