Villarrica, Copahue, Llaima, Cerro Azul and Cerro Hudson are volcanoes in |
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Chile |
The World's highest active volcano (Ecuador, 5896m) |
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Cotopaxi |
Sangay (5,230 m, 17,159 ft) is the southernmost and most active volcano in |
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Ecuador |
Chimborazo (an inactive volcano) is the highest mountain in |
Cotopaxi, the world's highest active volcano, is also in |
Antarctica's only active volcano, and therefore the world's most southerly; situated on Ross Island,
named after the ship commanded by Sir James Clark Ross on his Antarctic expedition (1839–43), which in turn was named after the
Greek god of darkness (son of Chaos and the brother of night) |
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Erebus |
Europe's highest active volcano (c 3350m – Sicily) |
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Etna |
Icelandic volcano, erupted 2010, disrupting flights across Europe for several days (name means "island
mountain glacier") |
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Eyjafjallajökull |
Fogo (Portuguese for fire) is an active volcano that gives its name to an island, and at 2,829 m (9,281 ft)
is the highest point in |
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Cape Verde |
Hekla is the most active volcano in |
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Iceland |
Volcanic island between Java and Sumatra: has erupted frequently throughout recorded history, most notably in 1883
(actually West of Java!) |
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Krakatoa |
Under the Vatnajokill Glacier, Iceland: erupted in 1996 |
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Loki |
The world's most active volcano (Hawaii) |
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Mauna Loa |
Indonesia's most active volcano, located on Java; name means "fire mountain"; notable eruptions
1994, 2006, 2010 |
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Merapi |
Popocatépetl, an active volcano, is the second highest mountain in |
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Mexico |
Chance's Peak (erupted in 1997) |
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Montserrat |
Volcano in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Alaska: produced one of the largest volcanic explosions in history,
in 1912 |
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Mt. Katmai |
Volcano in the Cascade range, in Washington State: erupted in 1980, after being dormant for 120 years –
losing 1,313 feet in height |
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Mount St. Helens |
Europe's most active volcano: a volcanic island off Sicily, known as the Lighthouse of the Mediterranean;
believed to have been erupting continuously for over 2,000 years |
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Stromboli (926m) |
The only active volcano on the European mainland – on the outskirts of Naples |
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Vesuvius (1281m) |