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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Oregon State University - Volcano World - Stratovolcano.	Grace Young	Nov 07, 2024
	Add new Web site: Academia - Geological evolution of a complex basaltic stratovolcano: Mount Etna, Italy.	Aakanksha Gaur	Sep 28, 2024
	Add new Web site: IOPscience - Comparative Morphological Differences of Stratovolcanoes in Indonesia.	Grace Young	Jul 20, 2024
	Add new Web site: National Park Service - Composite Volcanoes (Stratovolcanoes).	Emily Rodriguez	Oct 12, 2023
	Add new Web site: Oregon State University - Volcano World - Stratovolcano.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 01, 2023
	New article added.	John P. Rafferty Stephen Eldridge	Oct 21, 2022