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Daniel Keane

Mile-wide volcano could erupt off US West Coast this year, say scientists

An image of the Axial Seamount off the Oregon coast - (NOAA)

An undersea volcano located near the West Coast of the US is likely to erupt at some point this year, scientists have said.

Axial Seamount lies around 480km off the coast of Oregon and has previously erupted three times, in 1998, 2015 and 2011.

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