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Scharfenstein
Scharfenstein. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Scharfenstein is a 304 metres (997 ft) hill composed of basalt in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district of North Hesse, Germany. It is the remains of one of a number of extinct volcanoes in the West Hesse Depression.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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