Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄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 parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️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! ☀️Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄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 parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️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! ☀️

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How Volcanoes Work

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1 Molten rock underground is called magma. When it erupts, it's called lava.

2 Volcanoes usually form where tectonic plates meet.

3 There are over 1,500 potentially active volcanoes in the world.

4 The "Ring of Fire" has 75% of the world's volcanoes.

5 Some volcanoes are underwater!

What makes a volcano explode?

Volcanoes are openings in the Earth’s crust where hot molten rock, gases and ash escape from deep underground.

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