List of the Activated Volcanoes in the World
Mayon
Volcano
It is a
volcano at an altitude of 2462 meters, located near the Albay province in the
Philippines. It is a part of Fire Pacific Ring. It has taken action 49 times in
the last 400 years.
Chatien
It is located
in the south of Chile and is 1122 meters high. It woke up from her
9000-year-old sleep in May 2008. In January 2009, the dome of the volcano
collapsed.
Etna
Located on
the east coast of Sicily, the volcano is the highest volcano in Europe with a
height of 3326 meters. It is one of the three largest activated volcanoes in
Italy.
Whakaari
Located on
the White Island, one of the two largest islands of New Zealand, this volcano
is about 1600 meters high. It is the only active volcano in New Zealand.
St. Helens
This volcano,
which is 2549 meters high, is located in the state of Washington, USA. With the
explosion that that happened in 1980, 57 people died.
Soufriere
The volcano
in the Caribbean is still active since 1995. Plymouth got removed from the map
with the eruption of this volcano.
Popocatepetl
This volcano
also called El Pop and Dan Goyo. It is the second largest volcano in North
America with a height of 5462 meters. The most recent eruption occurred in
1994.
Nyiragonga
It is one of
the most 8 dangerous volcanos in the world. It is located in the Virunga
National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the largest lava lake
in the world with a volume of 7985350 cubic meters.
Sakurajima
Located in
Japan, Sakurajima is actually part of an island in the city of Kagoshima. The
highest level is 1117 meters. The most recent explosion took place on August
18, 2013.
Kilauea
It is located in the National Park of Hawaii Volcanoes, in the south of the state of Hawaii, USA.This volcano, which is 4091 meters high, is the most active of the 5 volcanoes that forms the Hawaiian Islands.It has been acting intermittently since 1983.
