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List of stratovolcanoes

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Main article: Earth:Stratovolcano

A list of stratovolcanoes follows below.

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Africa

Cameroon

Democratic Republic of Congo

Lava lake inside Mount Nyiragongo.

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Kenya

Mount Kenya in 2007.

Rwanda

  • Mount Bisoke, on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Mount Gahinga, on the border between Rwanda and Uganda.
  • Mount Karisimbi, on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Mount Muhabura, on the border between Rwanda and Uganda.
  • Mount Sabyinyo, marks the border between Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Tanzania

Atlantic Ocean

Americas

Caribbean

  • La Grande Soufrière on Basse-Terre Island, Guadeloupe[2]
  • Soufriere Hills on the island Montserrat
    • Its 1995 eruptions resulted in the abandonment of its capital city, Plymouth.
  • Soufrière on the island Saint Vincent
  • Mount Pelée on the island Martinique
    • Its devastating eruption on 8 May 1902 resulted in the complete destruction of its capital city, Saint-Pierre, with the deaths of more than 30,000 inhabitants within it.
  • Mount Liamuiga on the island of Saint Kitts in St. Kitts and Nevis.
  • Nevis Peak on the island of Nevis in St. Kitts and Nevis.
  • Mount Scenery on the island Saba in the Caribbean Netherlands
  • The Quill on the island Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands

Central America

Costa Rica

Arenal Volcano in November 2006.

El Salvador

San Vicente in 1994

Honduras

  • Isla Zacate Grande
  • Tiger Island

Guatemala

(From left to right) Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango volcanoes, taken from Guatemala City.
  • Volcán Tacaná on the border between Mexico and Guatemala
  • Volcán Tajumulco
    • It is the highest point and highest volcano in Central America
  • Volcán Cerro Quemado (Almolonga)
  • Volcán Santa María; designated a Decade Volcano.
    • It has a smaller peak called Santiaguito.
  • Volcán Siete Orejas
  • Volcán San Pedro
  • Volcán Atitlán
  • Volcán Tolimán
  • Acatenango
  • Volcán de Fuego.
    • It erupted in June 2018.
  • Volcán de Agua
  • Pacaya
  • Tecuamburro
  • Tahual
  • Volcán Jumay
  • Volcán Ipala
  • Suchitán
  • Volcán Moyuta
  • Volcán Chingo on the border between Guatemala and El Salvador

Nicaragua

Panama

North America

Canada

Northwest Territories/Nunavut
  • Back River volcanic complex
Yukon
  • Montana Mountain
  • Mount Nansen (Yukon)
Northern British Columbia
Southern British Columbia
The Mount Cayley volcanic complex on August 13, 2005. Summits left to right are Pyroclastic Peak and Mount Cayley.

Mexico

United States

Alaska
Mount Edgecumbe, near Sitka, Alaska
Washington (state)
Northwest side of Mount Rainier seen from Tacoma
Oregon
Mount Hood, 2017
California
Mount Shasta from the air
Nevada
  • Cleopatra Peak
  • Hamblin Peak
Utah
  • Mount Belknap
  • Monroe Peak
Colorado
Wyoming
  • Mount Washburn
  • Eagle Peak (Wyoming)
  • Sunlight Peak (Wyoming)
Arizona
New Mexico
Virginia
  • Battle Mountain (Virginia)
New Hampshire

South America

Chile

A view of Acotango from Chungará Lake
Lanín, January 1997

Colombia

  • Galeras; designated a Decade Volcano.
  • Nevado del Ruiz
    • A 1985 eruption created destructive lahar floods which engulfed the nearby town of Armero.

Ecuador

Peru

Antarctica

Mount Erebus

Asia

Western Asia

Iran

Turkey

Photo of mount Ararat (ağri dağı) seen from space

Yemen

South Asia

India

Southeast Asia

Indonesia

Volcanic activity at Anak Krakatau
  • Mount Kerinci and Mount Sinabung in Sumatra
  • Mount Lawu in Central Java
  • Mount Muria in Central Java
  • Mount Rinjani in Lombok
  • Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi, located in the Sitaro Islands Regency
  • Mount Semeru and Mount Bromo in East Java. Together, they form the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.
  • Mount Agung and Mount Batur in Bali
  • Galunggung in West Java.
  • Krakatoa. A violent eruption in August 1883 resulted in the obliteration of the three-peaked volcanic island.
    • Anak Krakatoa. It emerged from the sea in 1927–1930
  • Mount Merapi in Central Java. It is listed as a Decade Volcano.
  • Mount Tambora on the island of Sumbawa. Its catastrophic eruption in 1815 caused a Year Without a Summer in 1816.
  • Mount Kelud in East Java
  • Mount Wilis in Central Java

Malaysia

Myanmar

  • Mount Popa in Kyaukpadaung Township, Nyaung-U District

Philippines

Ash plume of Mount Pinatubo during the June 1991 eruption
  • Mayon Volcano in Albay, The most active volcano in the Philippines, famous for its perfect symmetrical cone shape.
  • Mount Pinatubo in Zambales. The catastrophic June 1991 eruption, which formed a caldera, later filled by a crater lake, had global environmental effects.
  • Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon
  • Mount Kanlaon and Mount Talinis in Negros
  • Mount Arayat in Pampanga
  • Mount Iriga and Mount Isarog in Camarines Sur
  • Mount Mariveles and Mount Natib in Bataan
  • Mount Malindig in Marinduque
  • Mount Apo in Davao City, Mindanao. Considered a dormant volcano, it is the highest point of the Philippines
  • Mount Makiling in Laguna
  • Mount Banahaw in Quezon is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines. Its 1730 eruption caused a debris avalanche and crater lake collapse which flooded Sariaya, Quezon.

East Asia

North Korea

  • Baekdu Mountain, on the border between North Korea and China

Japan

Akita Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
  • Hakkōda Mountains
  • Mount Iwaki
Fukushima Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
Hokkaido
Iwate Prefecture
  • Mount Iwate
Kagoshima Prefecture
An eruption of Sakurajima in March 2009
Kumamoto Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture
  • Mount Ōkueyama
Nagano Prefecture
Nagasaki Prefecture
  • Mount Unzen. Erupted in 1991. Listed as a Decade Volcano
Niigata Prefecture
  • Mount Myōkō
  • Mount Naeba (peak is shared with Nagano Prefecture)
Ōita Prefecture
  • Mount Heiji
  • Mount Hōsshō
  • Mount Inahoshi
  • Mount Kujū
  • Mount Mimata
  • Mount Nakadake
  • Mount North Taisen
  • Mount Taisen
  • Mount Waita
  • Mount Yufu
Shimane Prefecture
  • Mount Sanbe
    • Also known by its Japanese name as Sanbesan, this scenic volcano last erupted in 650 AD [11] and will likely erupt again somewhere in the future.
Shizuoka Prefecture
Peak of Mount Fuji
  • Mount Fuji (peak is shared with Yamanashi Prefecture) Highest point of the country. Last erupted in 1708
  • Mount Ashitaka
  • Mount Echizen-dake
    • This vent is a peak of the Ashitaka volcano.
Tochigi Prefecture
  • Mount Nantai
Tokyo
Tottori Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
Yamanashi Prefecture
  • Mount Fuji (peak is shared with Shizuoka Prefecture)

Taiwan

Northern Asia

Russia

Klyuchevskaya Sopka in July 2006

Europe

Central Europe

Slovakia

  • Bogota, in Košice and Prešov.[14]
  • Makovica, in Košice and Prešov.[15]
  • Štiavnica, in Banská Bystrica.[16]
  • Poľana, in Banská Bystrica region[citation needed]
  • Strechový Vrch, in Košice and Prešov.[15]
  • Veľký Milič, in Košice and Prešov.[14]
  • Zlatá Baňa, in Prešov.[14]

Germany

Western Europe

France

  • Monts du Cantal, in Cantal. Largest volcano in Europe by area,[18] and includes the peaks Plomb du Cantal and Puy Mary. Most recent eruption occurred 2-3 MYA.
  • Puy de Sancy, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Both the tallest mountain in the Massif Central and volcano in France.[19] Most recent eruption occurred 200 thousand years ago.
  • Monts Dore
  • Mont Ross
  • Gallieni Massif

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Southern Europe

Greece

Italy

Etna's 2002 eruption, photographed from the ISS.
  • Alban Hills, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Rome in Lazio. Last eruption happened in about 5,000 BC.
  • Monte Vulture. Complex stratovolcano.[24]
  • Mount Etna near Catania in Sicily. Tallest active volcano in Europe. Recently erupted in 2013 and volcanic activity is still ongoing. Listed as a Decade Volcano.
  • Mount Vesuvius, located 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) east of Naples in Campania. Famous for its violent eruption in August 24, A.D. 79. Its last eruption happened in March 1944. Designated a Decade Volcano.
  • Stromboli and Vulcano, two of the Lipari Islands. The former has been continuously erupting for more than two millennia, making it the second most active volcano in Europe. . The latter last erupted in 1890.

Caucasus

Mount Elbrus, a dormant stratovolcano and the tallest mountain in Russia and Europe.

Armenia

  • Aragats

Georgia

  • Didi Abuli
  • Mount Kazbek
  • Mount Samsari
  • Mount Tavkvetili
  • Tsiteli Khati

Czech Republic

Slovenia

  • Smrekovec

Iceland

The summit of Snæfellsjökull.

Norway

Oceania

French Polynesia

  • Mehetia in Windward Islands of the Society Islands

Northern Mariana Islands

Australia

New Zealand

Mount Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu (behind)

Papua New Guinea

Mount Lamington in February 1951

Solomon Islands

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Manengouba". https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=224020. 
  2. ↑ "Soufrière Guadeloupe, West Indies". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710212209/http://explorevolcanoesnow.com/tag/stratovolcano/page/14/. 
  3. ↑ Wendland, David W. (1988-04-01). Castle Rocks : a late miocene eruptive center at the north end of Green Ridge, Jefferson County, Oregon (Master of Science (M.S.) thesis). Oregon State University.
  4. ↑ "Cappy Mountain". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=322822. 
  5. ↑ "Rattlesnake Formation - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)". https://www.nps.gov/joda/learn/nature/rattlesnake-formation.htm#:~:text=A%20proto-Cascade%20Range%20volcano%20%28the%20size%20of%20Mount,found%20along%20Rattlesnake%20Creek%2C%20located%20within%20the%20monument. 
  6. ↑ "Snow Mountain". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=323808. 
  7. ↑ "Eruption History of the Lassen Volcanic Center and Surrounding Region | U.S. Geological Survey". https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/lassen-volcanic-center/science/eruption-history-lassen-volcanic-center-and-surrounding. 
  8. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Maidu". https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=323819. 
  9. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Dittmar". https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=323817. 
  10. ↑ Simmons, Ardyth M.; King, John S. (May 1, 1987). "Geology of the Mohon Mountain volcanic field, Yavapai and Mohave Counties, Arizona: A preliminary report". NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, 1986: 365. Bibcode: 1987pggp.rept..365S. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870014053. 
  11. ↑ "Sanbesan". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=283002. 
  12. ↑ "Bezymianny volcano, Russia". Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110507161606/http://explorevolcanoesnow.com/europe/russia/bezymianny-russia/. 
  13. ↑ "Koryaksky Volcano, Russia". Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316174142/http://explorevolcanoesnow.com/europe/russia/koryaksky-russia/. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Metallogenic model of the Slanské vrchy Mts., Eastern Slovakia". https://www.geology.sk/wp-content/uploads/documents/foto/MS/MS_1990-3/Geoch%C3%A9mia%20niektor%C3%BDch%20miner%C3%A1lov%20v%20slovinsko-gelnickom%20rudnom%20poli.pdf. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Štrba, Ľubomír. "The Herľany geyser –a unique hydrogeological and geotouristic locality in Europe". https://journals.agh.edu.pl/geotour/article/download/2517/1716/9525. 
  16. ↑ Lebedev, VA. "Position of the Štiavnica Stratovolcano". https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Position-of-the-Stiavnica-Stratovolcano-in-the-structural-framework-of-the-Carpathian-arc_fig1_258840318. 
  17. ↑ Heinrich, Eberhardt William (1980). The Geology of Carbonatites. R.E. Krieger Publishing Company. p. 433. ISBN 0882758470. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ad9GAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 5 May 2021. 
  18. ↑ Physics Briefs. Physik Verlag.. 1982. https://books.google.com/books?id=0JkvAAAAMAAJ. 
  19. ↑ "At The heart of Auvergne". https://www.issoire-tourisme.com/en/i-discover/good-reasons-to-come/in-the-heart-of-auvergne/. 
  20. ↑ Kille, Ian. "15. Geology of the battlefield and wider landscape". https://www.flodden1513ecomuseum.org/project/flodden-an-ancient-landscape/15-geology-of-the-battlefield-and-wider-landscape. 
  21. ↑ "Eshaness Coast, Shetland: A blast from the past". Scottish Geology. https://www.scottishgeology.com/best-places/eshaness-coast-shetland/. 
  22. ↑ Brenchley, P. J.; Rawson, Peter Franklin (August 20, 2006). The Geology of England and Wales. Geological Society of London. ISBN 978-1-86239-200-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=-6gqvAbdS-MC&pg=PA118. 
  23. ↑ "Mílos". https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=212030. 
  24. ↑ "Monte Vulture volcano, Italy". http://www.italysvolcanoes.com/VULTURE.html. 
  25. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Bláfell". https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=371809. 
  26. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Bláfjall". https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=373805. 
  27. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Herdubreid". https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=373803. 
  28. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Hlödufell". https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=371804. 
  29. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Hrútfell". https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=371808. 
  30. ↑ "Lamington". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vnum=253010. 



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