List of stratovolcanoes
A list of stratovolcanoes follows below.
Africa
Mount Kenya in 1972.
Lava lake inside Mount Nyiragongo.
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 cracks in 2002.
- Mount Mikeno
Kenya
- Mount Kenya, which contains several volcanic plugs on its peak.
- Mount Longonot
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
- Ol Doinyo Lengai, the Earth's only active carbonatite lava-producing volcano.
- Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant stratovolcano. It is the highest point of Africa.
- Mount Meru
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- Mount Pico in Pico Island, Azores, Portugal
- Teide in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; designated as a Decade Volcano
- Cumbre Vieja in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
- 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. Its 1995 eruptions resulted in the abandonment of its capital city, Plymouth.
- Soufrière (volcano) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Mount Pelée in 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 Scenery in the Caribbean Netherlands
- The Quill (volcano) in the Caribbean Netherlands
Central America
Arenal Volcano in November 2006.
El Salvador
- San Miguel and Chinameca in San Miguel department
- Santa Ana in Santa Ana department
- Chichontepec
- Guazapa
- Taburete
- Izalco
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
- Acatenango
- Volcán de Fuego. It recently 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
North America
Northwest side of Mount Rainier seen from Tacoma
The Mount Cayley volcanic complex on August 13, 2005. Summits left to right are Pyroclastic Peak and Mount Cayley.
Mount Adams, 2013
Mount Hood, 2017
Northern British Columbia
Southern British Columbia
- Mount Boucherie
- Mount Cayley massif See also Mount Cayley volcanic field.
- Mount Garibaldi
- Mount Meager massif About 2,400 years ago, it produced the most recent major catastrophic eruption in Canada.
- Mount Price
- The Black Tusk
- Coquihalla Mountain
Mexico
- Popocatépetl, just 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Mexico City
- Colima, in the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco; designated as a Decade Volcano
- Nevado de Toluca
- Pico de Orizaba
Washington
- Mount Baker
- Glacier Peak
- Mount Rainier; designated as a Decade Volcano
- Mount St. Helens. On May 18, 1980, it produced a large eruption preceded by a massive landslide which decimated the volcano's height.
- Mount Adams
- Mount Pugh
Arizona
- San Francisco Mountain
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, in the Department of Nariño. Listed as 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
Asia
Iran
- Bazman
- Sahand
- Sabalan
- Mount Damavand, in Amol County of Māzandarān
- Taftan Volcano in Sistan and Baluchestan Province
Yemen
- Jabal al-Tair, an island volcano within the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen
India
- Barren Island, the only active stratovolcano in the Indian subcontinent
Indonesia
Volcanic activity at Anak Krakatau
- 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
Ash plume of Mount Pinatubo during the June 1991 eruption
Philippines
Mayon Volcano in May 08, 2010
- 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.
North Korea
- Baekdu Mountain, on the border between North Korea and China
Japan
Peak of Mt. Fuji
An eruption of Sakurajima in March 2009
Akita Prefecture
- Mount Akita-Komagatake (part of the volcano lies within Iwate Prefecture)
Aomori Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
Hokkaido
- Mount Aka (Daisetsuzan)
- Asahi-dake
- Mount Chienbetsu
- Mount Chinishibetsu
- Mount Dokkarimui
- Mount E
- Mount Eboshi
- Mount Eniwa
- Mount Fuppushi
- Mount Higashi
- Mount Iō (Shiretoko)
- Mount Kamui (Lake Mashū caldera)
- Mount Koizumi
- Kojima
- Mount Kuma
- Mount Maru (Esan)
- Mount Minami
- Mount Nagayama
- Mount Okkabake
- Mount Onnebetsu
- Mount Poromoi
- Mount Rausu
- Mount Rishiri
- Mount Rusha
- Mount Samakke Nupuri
- Mount Sashirui
- Mount Shari
- Mount Shibetsu
- Mount Shiretoko
- Mount Tarumae
- Mount Tokachi (Daisetsuzan)
- Mount Unabetsu
- Mount Usu
- Mount Yōtei
Iwate Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture
- Akusekijima
- Mount Kaimon
- Kogajajima
- Kuchinoerabu-jima
- Nakanoshima
- Sakurajima, designated as a Decade Volcano
- Suwanosejima
- Yokoate-jima
Miyagi Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
- Mount Naeba (peak is shared with Niigata 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
Shizuoka Prefecture
- Mount Fuji (peak is shared with Yamanashi Prefecture) Highest point of the country. Last erupted in 1708
Tochigi Prefecture
Tokyo
Yamagata Prefecture
- Mount Chōkai (part of the volcano lies within Akita Prefecture)
- Mount Goshō
Yamanashi Prefecture
- Mount Fuji (peak is shared with Shizuoka Prefecture)
Northern Asia
Russia
Klyuchevskaya Sopka in July 2006
- 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
- Alaid, Atlasov Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin oblast
- Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus. It is the highest point in the European continent.
Europe
The summit of Snæfellsjökull.
Etna's 2002 eruption, photographed from the ISS.
Aerial view of Mount Vesuvius.
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. 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.
- Alban Hills, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Rome in Lazio. Last eruption happened in about 5,000 BC.
Iceland
- Askja
- Bárðarbunga. Recently erupted between 2014 to 2015
- Eldfell and Helgafell in the island of Heimaey
- Eyjafjallajökull. Erupted in 2010, which caused a major air traffic halts and flight cancellations in Europe and neighboring areas.
- Hekla
- Kverkfjöll
- Snæfellsjökull
- Öræfajökull
Norway
- Beerenberg in Jan Mayen, the world's northernmost active volcano
See also
References
- Soufrière Guadaloupe, West Indies Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Bezymianny volcano, Russia Archived 2011-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Koryaksky Volcano, Russia Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
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