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Basaltic flood
A basaltic flood is a giant volcanic eruption that coats large stretches of land with basalt lava. Basaltic floods have occurred on continental scales in prehistory, creating great plateaux and mountain ranges that have survived many millions of years after the events that created them.
The two largest basaltic flood events in historic time have been at Eldgjá and Lakagigar, both in Iceland.
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