I don't think New Orleans is a or previously volcanic region. That's the=20
mouth of the Mississippi river, and the terrain is flat, with any=20
terrain more than 1000' above sea level maybe 500 miles away. I would=20
think the main soil/rock type being sedimentary.

On 2/24/2011 8:11 PM, Neil Cherry wrote:
> On 02/24/2011 07:06 PM, IVP wrote:
>
>   =20
>> Auckland is built on volcanoes. Like Christchurch, Pompeii
>> and New Orleans, at some point there will be a time when you
>> think, hmmm, maybe the town would've been better off up
>> the road a bit
>>     =20
> New Orleans?
>
>   =20
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