List of stratovolcanoes
Main article: Stratovolcano
A list of stratovolcanoes active in geologically recent (Holocene) times follows below. The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program database lists more than 700 such stratovolcanoes.
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Africa
Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mount Nyiragongo, Goma. Listed as a Decade Volcano. It contains an active lava lake inside its crater which overflowed due to a crack in 2002.
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
- Mount Kenya, which contains several volcanic plugs on its peak.
Tanzania
- Ol Doinyo Lengai, the Earth's only active carbonatite lava-producing volcano.
- Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant stratovolcano. It is the highest peak on Africa.
- Mount Meru
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- Mount Pico in Pico Island, Azores
- Teide in Tenerife, Canary Islands
- Cumbre Vieja in La Palma, Canary Islands
- Mount Fogo in Fogo, Cape Verde
- Green Mountain, Ascension Island
Americas
Caribbean
- La Grande Soufrière on the island of Basse-Terre in Guadaloupe, West Indies[1]
- The Soufriere Hills on the island of Montserrat. 1995 eruptions resulted in the abandonment of its capital city, Plymouth.
- Soufrière (volcano) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Mount Pelée in Martinique
Central America
Costa Rica
- Arenal in La Fortuna, San Carlos
- Poás in Alajuela
- Turrialba in Turrialba County, Cartago
- Chato in La Fortuna, San Carlos
- Irazu in Cartago, Cartago Province
El Salvador
- San Miguel and Chinameca in San Miguel department
- Santa Ana in Santa Ana department
- Chichontepec
- Guazapa
- Taburete
- Izalco
Mexico
- Popocatépetl, just 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Mexico City
- Colima, designated as a Decade Volcano
- Nevado de Toluca
- Pico de Orizaba
Panamá
Guatemala
- Volcán Tacaná on the border between Mexico and Guatemala
- Volcán Tajumulco Highest point and highest volcano in Central America
- Volcán Cerro Quemado (Almolonga)
- Volcán Santa María, a Decade Volcano. It has a smaller peak called Santiaguito.
- Volcán Siete Orejas
- Volcán San Pedro
- Volcán Atitlán
- Volcán Tolimán
- Volcán Acatenango
- Volcán de Fuego
- Volcán de Agua
- Pacaya
- Tecuamburro
- Tahual
- Volcán Jumay
- Volcán Ipala
- Suchitán
- Volcán Moyuta
- Volcán Chingo on the border between Guatemala and El Salvador
North America
Canada
- Mount Boucherie in the southern interior of British Columbia.
- Mount Cayley in southwestern British Columbia. See also Mount Cayley volcanic field.
- Mount Garibaldi in southwestern British Columbia
- Hoodoo Mountain in northwestern British Columbia
- Mount Meager in southwestern British Columbia - Produced Canada's youngest major catastrophic eruption
- Mount Price in southwestern British Columbia
- The Black Tusk in southwestern British Columbia
- Coquihalla Mountain in southwestern British Columbia
- Mount Edziza in northwestern British Columbia
- Back River volcanic complex in the Northwest Territories
United States
- Lassen Peak in California
- Mount Bona in Alaska
- Mount Churchill in Alaska
- Mount Baker in Washington
- Mount Rainier in Washington.
- Mount St. Helens in Washington. In May 18, 1980, it produced a large eruption preceded by a massive landslide which decimated the volcano's height.
- Cleveland volcano in Alaska
- Mount Redoubt in Alaska
- Mount Shishaldin in Alaska
- Mount Akutan in Alaska
- Augustine Volcano, Cook Inlet, Alaska
- Mount Katmai, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
- Mount Pavlof, Alaska
- Korovin Volcano, Alaska
- Glacier Peak in Washington
- Mount Adams in Washington
- Mount Hood in Oregon
- Mount Jefferson in Oregon
- Mammoth Mountain in California
- Mount Shasta in California
- Mount Vsevidof in Alaska
- The Three Sisters in Oregon
- San Francisco Mountain in Arizona
- Mount Taylor in New Mexico
South America
Chile
- Llaima
- Irruputuncu on the border of Bolivia and Chile
- Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world. It is on the border between Argentina and Chile.
- Villarrica
- Cerro Arenales
- Calbuco. It recently erupted in April 2015.
- Callaqui
- Mount Hudson
- Copahue
- Lascar Volcano
- Nevados de Chillán
- Lanín on the border between Argentina and Chile
- Acotango on the border between Bolivia and Chile
- Cerro Solo in Patagonia along the border between Chile and Argentina
- Parinacota. Erupted April 2008
- Licancabur
- Sierra Nevada
- Chaitén
Colombia
- Galeras, a Decade Volcano
- Nevado del Ruiz in the Department of Tolima. A 1985 eruption created destructive lahar floods which engulfed the nearby town of Armero.
Ecuador
- Pichincha Volcano
- Tungurahua
- Sangay
- Reventador
- Chimborazo
- Cotopaxi
- Antisana
- Cayambe
- Corazón
- El Altar
- Carihuairazo
Peru
Antarctica
- Mount Erebus
- Penguin Island
- Mount Bird
- Brown Peak
- Mount Discovery
- Mount Harcourt
- Mount Melbourne
- Mount Morning
- Mount Overlord
Asia
Western Asia
Armenia
Georgia
Iran
- Bazman
- Sahand
- Sabalan
- Mount Damavand, in Amol County of Māzandarān
- Taftan Volcano in Sistan and Baluchestan Province
Turkey
Yemen
- Jabal al-Tair island off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea
South Asia
India
- Barren Island (Andaman Islands), the only active stratovolcano in the Indian subcontinent
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
- Mount Kerinci and Mount Sinabung in Sumatra
- Mount Rinjani in Lombok
- 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 in the island of Sumbawa. Its catastrophic eruption in 1815 caused a Year Without a Summer in 1816.
- Mount Kelud in East Java
Malaysia
- Bombalai Hill in Sabah, Borneo
Philippines
- 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.
East Asia
North Korea
- Baekdu Mountain, on the border between North Korea and China
Japan
- Mount Fuji. Highest point of the country. Last erupted in 1708
- Mount Mihara on Izu Oshima
- Sakurajima, designated as a Decade Volcano
- Mount Unzen. Erupted in 1991. Listed as a Decade Volcano
- Mount Adatara
- Mount Haruna
- Mount Yufu
Taiwan
Northern Asia
Russia
- Bezymianny[2]
- Klyuchevskaya Sopka or Kliuchevskoi, Kamchatka Krai, the highest active volcano in Eurasia
- Shiveluch, Kamchatka Krai
- Avachinsky, Kamchatka Krai, a Decade Volcano
- Koryaksky,[3] Kamchatka Krai, also a Decade Volcano
- Karymsky, Kamchatka Krai
- Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus. It is the highest point in the European continent.
Europe
Western Europe
France
Italy
- 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 09 kilometers (05.6 miles) east of Naples in Campania. Famous for its violent eruption in August 24, A.D. 79. Its last eruption happened in March 1944. A Decade Volcano.
- Stromboli. Continuously erupting for more than 2000 years. The second most active volcano in Europe.
- Vulcano, one of the Lipari Islands. Last erupted in 1890.
- Alban Hills, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Rome in Lazio. Last eruption happened in about 5,000 BC.
Scandinavia
Iceland
- Askja
- Bárðarbunga
- Eldfell and Helgafell in the island of Heimaey
- Eyjafjallajökull. Erupted in 2010, which caused a major air traffic and flight cancellations in Europe and neighboring areas.
- Hekla
- Kverkfjöll
- Snæfellsjökull
- Öræfajökull
- Kollóttadyngja in North-East Iceland
Norway
- Beerenberg, Jan Mayen, the world's northernmost active volcano
Oceania
Northern Mariana Islands
New Zealand
- Mount Taranaki/Egmont in Egmont National Park in North Island
- Mount Ngauruhoe in North Island
- Mount Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park
- White Island/Whakaari in Bay of Plenty
- Banks Peninsula in Christchurch, New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
- Tavurvur. Recently erupted in 2014.
- Ulawun, a Decade Volcano
See also
- List of shield volcanoes
- List of cinder cones
- List of lava domes
- List of subglacial volcanoes
- List of currently erupting volcanoes
References
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.