Consider the following pairs:1. Deception Island – Australia 2. Kilauea Volcano – United States of America 3. Shiveluch Volcano – Norway 4. Ibu Volcano – Indonesia Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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The correct answer is Only 2 and 4. Analysis of the Pairs:Deception Island – Australia (Incorrect): Deception Island is actually located in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is a unique caldera of an active volcano.Kilauea Volcano – United States of America (Correct): Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, located on the Big Island of Hawaii, which is a U.S. state.Shiveluch Volcano – Norway (Incorrect): Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, not Norway.Ibu Volcano – Indonesia (Correct): Mount Ibu is an active stratovolcano located on the northwest coast of Halmahera Island, Indonesia.

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Only 1 and 3

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Only 1 and 2

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Only 3 and 4

Consider the following pairs:

1. Deception Island – Australia
2. Kilauea Volcano – United States of America
3. Shiveluch Volcano – Norway
4. Ibu Volcano – Indonesia

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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