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List of active volcanos
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Eruption of Mount St. Helens on July 22, 1980.
List of active volcanos includes the volcanos which are currently erupting, or have erupted in the last 10,000 years.[1] An example of an active volcano is Mount St. Helens in the United States (US).[2]
Most scientists consider a volcano active if it has erupted in the holocene (historic times) period.[3]
There are more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes.[4] An estimated 500 million people live near active volcanoes.[5]
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There are active volcanos in every part of the world. There are about 1,500 active volcanoes, many in the region of the Pacific Ocean.[6]
Pacific rim[edit | edit source]
The Pacific rim's "Ring of Fire" is an arc around the Pacific Ocean where there are 400+ volcanoes.[7]
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- Avachinsky-Koryaksky in Russia[8]
- Cerro Azul in Chile[7]
- Colima in Mexico[8]
- Cotopaxi in Ecuador[7]
- Galeras in Colombia[8]
- Irazu in Costa Rica[9]
- Kelut in Indonesia[10]
- Kilauea in the US (Hawaii)[11]
- Krakatoa in Indonesia[10]
- Lō'ihi Seamount in the US (Hawaii)[12]
- Mount Baker in the US (Washington)[13]
- Mount Fuji in Japan[14]
- Mount Hood in the US (Oregon)[15]
- Mont Lassen in the US (California)[10]
- Mount Merapi in Indonesia[16]
- Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines[10]
- Mount Rainier in the US (Washington)[17]
- Mauna Loa in the US (Hawaii)[11]
- Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia[10]
- Pacaya in Guatemala[2]
- Parícutin in Mexico[7]
- Popocatepetl in Mexico[7]
- Redoubt in the US (Alaska)[2]
- Sakurajima in Japan[18]
- Taal in the Philippines[19]
- Tambora in Indonesia[10]
- Ulawun in Papua New Guinea[8]
- Mount Unzen in Japan[10]
Other regions[edit | edit source]
Other regions of active volcanos include the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and other places.
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- Heard Island and McDonald Islands in Antarctica[20]
- Lakagigar in Iceland[10]
- LaPalma in the Canary Islands[19]
- Mount Erebus in Antarctica[21]
- Mount Etna in Italy[8]
- Niragongo in the Congo[8]
- Santorini caldera in Greece[8]
- Soufrière Hills on the Caribbean island of Montserrat[22]
- Stromboli in Italy[2]
- Teide in Spain (Canary Islands)[8]
- Vesuvius in Italy[19]
- Barren Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India[23]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The plural of volcano can be either volcanos or volcanoes. Both are equally incorrect, and it is not a matter of Thailand vs US spelling. Oxford English Dictionary. Spelling in any particular Simple page tries to be consistent.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ball, Jessica. "Voices: Dead or alive ... or neither? Why a dormant volcano is not a dead one," Earth Magazine (American Geosciences Institute). September 8, 2010. Retrieved 2012-6-14.
- ↑ "Volcanoes". U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Sensing Remote Volcanoes". NASA Earth Observatory.
- ↑ "Volcanoes". Reuters. December 12, 2009.
- ↑ "Volcanoes". European Space Agency.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Rosenberg, Matt. "Pacific Ring of Fire," About.com. Retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 United States Geologic Survey (USGS), "Decade Volcanoes". Retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ Costa Rica National Parks, "Irazu Volcano National Park". Retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 USGS, "Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions Since 1500 A.D.". Retrieved 2012-6-15. Template:WebCite
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 UNESCO, "Hawaii Volcanoes National Park". Retrieved 2012-6-14.
- ↑ Malahoff, Alexander. "Loihi Submarine Volcano: A unique, natural extremophile laboratory," National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), December 18, 2000. Retrieved 2012-6-15. Template:WebCite
- ↑ USGS, "Mount Baker—Living with an Active Volcano," May 25, 2005. Retrieved 2012-6-15. Template:WebCite
- ↑ Geological Survey of Japan, "Active Volcanoes in Japan". Retrieved 2012-6-14.
- ↑ USGS, "Mount Hood—History and Hazards of Oregon's Most Recently Active Volcano," May 27, 2010. Retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ "Villagers flee biggest Mt Merapi eruption yet," The Guardian (UK). June 8, 2006. Retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ US National Park Service (NPS), "Mount Rainier". Retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ Global Volcanism Program (GVP), "Sakura-jima". Retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 McGuire, Bill. "In the shadow of the volcano," The Guardian,15 October 2003. Retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Heard and McDonald Islands"; Australian government, "Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Landforms". Retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ GVP, "Erebus". Retrieved 2012-6-15.
- ↑ "'Ladies and gentlemen, on your left you will see an erupting volcano': The stunning sight Caribbean holidaymakers saw from plane," Daily Mail (UK). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 2012-6-14.
- ↑ Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution.