as in crevice
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
lava flows up through a fissure in the earth's crust
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For the seventh time in less than a year, Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula has erupted into fiery spectacle, spewing molten lava from a fissure approximately 1.8 miles long.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Air traffic to and from Iceland was operating normally on Thursday, according to Iceland’s official tourism website, which said the eruption was significantly smaller than the last one, which occurred in the area on August 22, when a 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) fissure opened.
—Kathy Rose Obrien, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Magma can travel several kilometers laterally within dikes and fissures such as is occurring near Grindavík.
—Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Irritated skin: Patches of dry, irritated, or flaky skin can also arise; irritant contact dermatitis can cause cracking or fissures.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Air traffic to and from Iceland was operating normally on Thursday, according to Iceland’s official tourism website, which said the eruption was significantly smaller than the last one, which occurred in the area on August 22, when a 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) fissure opened.
—Kathy Rose Obrien, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Magma can travel several kilometers laterally within dikes and fissures such as is occurring near Grindavík.
—Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Irritated skin: Patches of dry, irritated, or flaky skin can also arise; irritant contact dermatitis can cause cracking or fissures.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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