Virtual Globetrotting: Volcanoes

Virtual Globetrotting: Volcanoes http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2013 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:25:34 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Mawson Peak]]>

Mawson Peak
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-05-22 12:25:34
Mawson Peak is an active volcanic mountain on Heard Island, an external Australian territory in the Southern Ocean. With its summit at 2,745 metres (9,006 ft), it is the second highest peak in any state or territory of Australia, surpassed only by the 3,490 metres (11,450 ft) Mount McClintock in the Britannia Range in Australian Antarctic Territory. An active complex volcano which erupted as recently as April 2013, Mawson Peak is the summit of the Big Ben massif.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mawson-peak/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mawson-peak/ Wed, 22 May 2013 12:25:34 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mawson-peak/ -53.10443400 73.51535800 <![CDATA[Sakurajima Eruption]]>

Sakurajima Eruption
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By: mlc1us
@ 2013-03-20 10:49:15
Sakurajima) is an active composite volcano (stratovolcano) and a former island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan.

(H/T Google Sightseeing)]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sakurajima-eruption/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sakurajima-eruption/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:49:15 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sakurajima-eruption/ 31.57444800 130.57012600 <![CDATA[Crater on Halla Mountian]]>

Crater on Halla Mountian
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By: dunnswash
@ 2013-02-28 08:27:46
Crater on the volcanic island of Jeju in South Korea.]]>

Crater on Halla Mountian
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By: dunnswash
@ 2013-02-28 08:27:46
Crater on the volcanic island of Jeju in South Korea.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/crater-on-halla-mountian/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/crater-on-halla-mountian/ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:27:46 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/crater-on-halla-mountian/ 33.36109000 126.53284500 <![CDATA[Waw An Namus volcanic crater]]>

Waw An Namus volcanic crater
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By: dunnswash
@ 2013-01-02 13:17:27
Is a dormant volcano in southern Libya, means caldera of mosquitoes. Is now a popular tourist destination do to the oasis contained within the crater.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/waw-an-namus-volcanic-crater/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/waw-an-namus-volcanic-crater/ Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:17:27 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/waw-an-namus-volcanic-crater/ 24.91352900 17.75905600 <![CDATA[Santa Margarida Volcano]]>

Santa Margarida Volcano
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By: Fab
@ 2012-12-10 00:32:15
http://atlasobscura.com/place/hermitage-of-santa-margarita-volcano]]>

Santa Margarida Volcano
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By: Fab
@ 2012-12-10 00:32:15
http://atlasobscura.com/place/hermitage-of-santa-margarita-volcano]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/santa-margarida-volcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/santa-margarida-volcano/ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:32:15 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/santa-margarida-volcano/ 42.14170500 2.54158600 <![CDATA[Nabiyotum Crater]]>

Nabiyotum Crater
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By: Fab
@ 2012-12-09 23:41:17]]>

Nabiyotum Crater
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By: Fab
@ 2012-12-09 23:41:17]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nabiyotum-crater/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nabiyotum-crater/ Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:41:17 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nabiyotum-crater/ 2.41338100 36.62298900 <![CDATA[Aogashima]]>

Aogashima
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By: Fab
@ 2012-12-09 08:05:19
http://www.kliprix.com/aogashima-adasi.html]]>

Aogashima
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By: Fab
@ 2012-12-09 08:05:19
http://www.kliprix.com/aogashima-adasi.html]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aogashima/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aogashima/ Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:05:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aogashima/ 32.45973300 139.76660700 <![CDATA[Big Hole]]>

Big Hole
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By: jbottero
@ 2012-12-08 21:02:51
Big Hole is a large maar (explosion crater) in the Fort Rock Basin of Lake County, central Oregon, northeast of Crater Lake, near Oregon Route 31. It is approximately 6000 ft (1820 m) across and 300 feet (91 m) deep. It is close to another smaller, but less-eroded maar crater, Hole-in-the-Ground.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maar

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Hole-in-the-Ground
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By: jbottero
@ 2012-12-08 20:58:21
Hole-in-the-Ground is a large maar (explosion crater) in the Fort Rock Basin of Lake County, central Oregon, northeast of Crater Lake, near Oregon Route 31. The crater formed during the late Pleistocene, between 13,500 and 18,000 years ago, at which time the Fort Rock Basin was a lake and the location was near the shore. Basaltic magma intruding near the surface flashed ground water to steam, which blew out overlying rock and soil, along with some juvenile material. As material slid into the hole formed, it closed the vent and the process repeated, eventually forming the huge hole.]]>

Seongsan Ilchulbong
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By: Fab
@ 2012-12-08 08:04:59
http://arinfantasy.blogspot.com/2012/05/jeju-island-locatedsouthwest-of-korean.html]]>

Seongsan Ilchulbong
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By: Fab
@ 2012-12-08 08:04:59
http://arinfantasy.blogspot.com/2012/05/jeju-island-locatedsouthwest-of-korean.html]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/seongsan-ilchulbong/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/seongsan-ilchulbong/ Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:04:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/seongsan-ilchulbong/ 33.45844200 126.94189300 <![CDATA[Crater in Rocas Bainbridge]]>

Crater in Rocas Bainbridge
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By: Fab
@ 2012-12-08 00:31:40
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75705497@N07/6940971369/in/photostream/
http://www.hdpixer.com/details.php?image_id=2244&sessionid=116858ec1899e4438210b0c349da0c9f
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/8577016]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/crater-in-rocas-bainbridge/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/crater-in-rocas-bainbridge/ Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:31:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/crater-in-rocas-bainbridge/ -0.35084100 -90.56582800 <![CDATA[Kelimutu]]>

Kelimutu
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By: Fab
@ 2012-12-07 22:51:46
http://www.kuriositas.com/2012/10/kelimutu.html
http://www.indonesian-tourism.info/2012/07/fall-in-love-with-lake-kelimutu.html]]>

Kelimutu
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By: Fab
@ 2012-12-07 22:51:46
http://www.kuriositas.com/2012/10/kelimutu.html
http://www.indonesian-tourism.info/2012/07/fall-in-love-with-lake-kelimutu.html]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kelimutu/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kelimutu/ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:51:46 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kelimutu/ -8.76580100 121.81301600 <![CDATA[Mount Zuqualla]]>

Mount Zuqualla
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By: nico
@ 2012-11-21 18:01:30]]>

Mount Zuqualla
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By: nico
@ 2012-11-21 18:01:30]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-zuqualla/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-zuqualla/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:01:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-zuqualla/ 8.54960000 38.86249000 <![CDATA[Morne Diablotins (highest point in Dominica)]]>

Morne Diablotins (highest point in Dominica)

Morne Diablotins (highest point in Dominica)
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By: kkeps
@ 2012-10-23 13:40:27
Morne Diablotins is the highest mountain in Dominica, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, after La Grande Soufrière in Guadeloupe. Morne Diablotins is located in the northern interior of the island, about 15 miles north of Dominica's capital Roseau and about 6 miles southeast of Portsmouth, the island's second-largest town. It is located within Morne Diablotin National Park.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/morne-diablotins-highest-point-in-dominica/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/morne-diablotins-highest-point-in-dominica/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:40:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/morne-diablotins-highest-point-in-dominica/ 15.50025100 -61.39349000 <![CDATA[Mount Lokon]]>

Mount Lokon
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By: jbottero
@ 2012-10-11 19:54:05
Mount Lokon, together with Mount Empung, is a twin volcano (2.2 km/1.4 mi apart) in the northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, roughly 10 km (6 mi) south of Manado. Both rise above the Tondano plain and are among active volcanoes of Sulawesi. Mount Lokon has a flat and craterless top.

IN THE NEWS

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/09/world/asia/indonesia-volcano-eruption/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2

A restless volcano in northern Indonesia erupted Friday, spewing clouds of ash as high as 2 kilometers into the sky, the country's National Disaster Management Agency said.

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Trou aux Cerfs
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By: neotrix
@ 2012-09-11 12:53:54
Trou aux Cerfs is a dormant volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is 605 m (1,985 ft) high and located in Curepipe, Mauritius. The crater has been alternately described as 300 and 350 meters in diameter and is 80 meters deep.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trou-aux-cerfs/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trou-aux-cerfs/ Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:53:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/trou-aux-cerfs/ -20.31772000 57.51224200 <![CDATA[Spirit rover landing site]]>

Spirit rover landing site
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-15 13:59:04

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Spirit, MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover – A), is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition. The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.

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Biblis Tholus
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-15 13:57:54

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It is approximately 170 kilometers (110 mi) long and 100 kilometers (62 mi) wide, rising about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) from its surroundings.

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Alba Mons
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-15 13:56:25

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It is the largest volcano on Mars in terms of area, with volcanic flow fields that extend for at least 1350 km (839 mi) from its summit. Although the volcano has a span comparable to that of the United States, it reaches an elevation of only 6.8 km (4.2 mi) at its highest point. This is about one-third the height of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano on the planet.

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Olympus Mons
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-15 13:55:19

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The edifice is about 600 km (370 mi) wide. Because the mountain is so large, with complex structure at its edges, allocating a height to the structure is difficult. It stands 21 km above the Mars global datum, and its local relief, from the foot of the cliffs which form its margin to the northwest to its peak, is nearly 22 km (14 mi) (a little over twice the height of Mauna Kea as measured from its base on the ocean floor). The total elevation change from the plains of Amazonis Planitia, over 1000 km to the northwest, to the summit approaches 26 km (16 mi). The summit of the mountain has six nested calderas (collapse craters) forming an irregular depression 60 × 80 km (37 × 50 mi) across and up to 3.2 km (2.0 mi) deep. The volcano's outer edge consists of an escarpment, or cliff, up to 8 km (5.0 mi) tall, a feature unique among the shield volcanoes of Mars. Olympus Mons covers an area approximately the size of Arizona.

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Ascraeus Mons
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-15 13:54:09

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Ascraeus Mons is roughly 480 km in diameter and is the second highest mountain on Mars, with a summit elevation of 18.1 km. The volcano has a very low profile with an average flank slope of 7°. Slopes are steepest in the middle portion of the flanks, flattening out toward the base and near the top where a broad summit plateau and caldera (collapse crater) complex are located.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ascraeus-mons/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ascraeus-mons/ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:54:09 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ascraeus-mons/ 11.19995700 -105.33691400 <![CDATA[Pavonis Mons]]>

Pavonis Mons
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-15 13:52:59

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Pavonis Mons is the smallest of the Tharsis Montes volcanoes, measuring about 375 km across and standing 14 km above Mars' mean surface level. As a shield volcano, Pavonis Mons has an extremely low profile with flank slopes that average only 4°. The summit contains a deep, circular caldera that is 47 km in diameter and almost 5 km deep. A larger, shallower depression lies immediately northeast of the smaller caldera. The large depression is about 90 km in diameter and structurally more complex than the small caldera.

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Apollinaris Mons
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-15 13:51:10

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Apollinaris Mons is about 5 kilometres high with a base about 296 kilometres in diameter. On the top of this volcano is a caldera about 80 km (50 miles) in diameter. The volcano is approximately 3 billion years old or possibly 3.5 billion years old.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollinaris-mons/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollinaris-mons/ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:51:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollinaris-mons/ -8.57015800 174.28710900 <![CDATA[Hecates Tholus]]>

Hecates Tholus
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-15 13:50:00
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Hecates Tholus is a Martian volcano, notable for results from the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission which indicate a major eruption took place 350 million years ago. The eruption created a caldera 10 km in diameter. It has been suggested that glacial deposits later partly filled the caldera and an adjacent depression. Crater counts indicate this happened as recently as 5 to 20 million years ago.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hecates-tholus/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hecates-tholus/ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:50:00 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hecates-tholus/ 31.88688700 149.71618700 <![CDATA[Elysium Mons]]>

Elysium Mons
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-15 13:47:54
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Elysium Mons is a volcano on Mars located in the Elysium Planitia, at 24.8°N 146.9°E, in the Martian eastern hemisphere. It stands about 13.9 km above the surrounding lava plains, and about 16 km above the Martian datum. Its diameter is about 240 km, with a summit caldera about 14 km across. It is flanked by the smaller volcanoes Hecates Tholus to the north, and Albor Tholus to the south

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Albor Tholus
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-15 13:45:33
Albor Tholus is 4.5 kilometres high and has a diameter of 160 km at its base. Its caldera has a diameter of 30 km and is 3 km deep,it can put in a whole Mount Etna.

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Arsia Mons
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-15 13:43:42
Arsia Mons is the southernmost of the Tharsis volcanoes. It is 270 miles in diameter, almost 12 miles high, and the summit caldera is 72 miles wide. For comparison, the largest volcano on Earth is Mauna Loa. From its base on the sea floor, Mauna Loa measures only 6.3 miles high and 75 miles in diameter.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arsia-mons/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arsia-mons/ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:43:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arsia-mons/ -9.13463900 -121.44287100 <![CDATA[Halemaumau Crater]]>

Halemaumau Crater
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-06-19 15:09:49
Halemaʻumaʻu crater is a pit crater located within the much larger summit caldera of Kīlauea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/halemaumau-crater/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/halemaumau-crater/ Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:09:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/halemaumau-crater/ 19.41974600 -155.28819700 <![CDATA[Cerro Azul]]>

Cerro Azul
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-06-22 16:12:49
Cerro Azul (blue hill in Spanish), sometimes referred to as Quizapu, is an active stratovolcano in the Maule Region of central Chile, immediately south of Descabezado Grande. Part of the South Volcanic Zone of the Andes, its summit is 3,788 meters (12,428 ft) above sea level, and is capped by a summit crater that is 500 meters (1,600 ft) wide and opens to the north. Beneath the summit, the volcano features numerous scoria cones and flank vents.

Cerro Azul is responsible for several of South America's largest recorded eruptions, in 1846 and 1932. In 1846, an effusive eruption formed the vent at the site of present-day Quizapu crater on the northern flank of Cerro Azul and sent lava flowing down the sides of the volcano, creating a lava field 8–9 square kilometers (3–3.5 square miles) in area. Phreatic and Strombolian volcanism between 1907 and 1932 excavated this crater. In 1932, one of the largest explosive eruptions of the 20th century occurred at Quizapu Crater and sent 9.5 cubic kilometers (2.3 cu mi) of ash into the atmosphere. The volcano's most recent eruption was in 1967.]]>

Descabezado Grande
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-06-22 16:08:40]]>

Descabezado Grande
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-06-22 16:08:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/descabezado-grande/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/descabezado-grande/ Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:08:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/descabezado-grande/ -35.58305900 -70.74989300 <![CDATA[Mount Giluwe]]>

Mount Giluwe
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-06-07 17:30:15
Mount Giluwe is the second highest mountain in Papua New Guinea at 4,368 metres (14,331 feet) (Mount Wilhelm being the highest). It is located in the Southern Highlands province and is an old shield volcano with vast alpine grasslands. Ancient volcanic plugs form its two summits, with the central peak the highest and an east peak about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away at 4,300 m (14,108 ft). Giluwe has the distinction of being the highest volcano on the Australian continent, and is thus one of the Volcanic Seven Summits.]]>

Bagana
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-06-07 17:24:29
Bagana is an active volcano located in the central part of the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, the largest island of the Solomon group. It is the most active volcano in the country. Just northeast of Bagana is the volcano crater lake Billy Mitchell. Bagana is one of 17 post-Miocene strato volcanos on Bougainville. U.S. General Floyd L. Parks flew over the Solomon Islands on October 27, 1948 and witnessed the eruption of Bagana. His photographs of Bagana erupting were published in Life magazine.]]>

Mount Tukosmera
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-06-07 17:12:48]]>

Mount Tukosmera
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-06-07 17:12:48]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-tukosmera/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-tukosmera/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:12:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-tukosmera/ -19.45502000 169.27339600 <![CDATA[Mount Yasur]]>

Mount Yasur
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-06-07 17:07:25
Mount Yasur is an active volcano on Tanna Island, Vanuatu (lat/long 19.52 S, 169.43 E) with a height of 361 m (1,184 ft) above sea level, located on the coast near Sulphur Bay. It lies to the southeast of the taller Mount Tukosmera, which was active in the Pleistocene. It has a largely unvegetated pyroclastic cone with a nearly-circular summit crater 400 m in diameter. It is a stratovolcano, caused by the eastward-moving Indo-Australian Plate being subducted under the westward-moving Pacific Plate. It has been erupting nearly continuously for centuries, although it can usually be approached safely. Its eruptions, which often occur several times an hour, are classified as Strombolian or Vulcanian.]]>

Captain Jack's Stonghold
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By: jbottero
@ 2011-05-30 17:21:07
I don't know what YOU think this guy is doing, but I think he's repairing the sign.

Anyway...

Captain Jack's Stronghold, named for Modoc chief Captain Jack, is a part of Lava Beds National Monument. The stronghold can be accessed from the Perez turnoff, off Highway 139 between Tulelake and Canby, California.

During the Modoc War, Captain Jack's band settled here following the Battle of Lost River, and held off a United States Army force outnumbering them by as much as 10 to 1 for several months. The lava beds made an outstanding stronghold for the Modocs because of the rough terrain, rocks that could be used in fortification, and irregular pathways to evade pursuers.]]>

Britain's only active volcano on Montagu Island
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@ 2011-03-29 13:00:07]]>

Britain's only active volcano on Montagu Island
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By: hhgygy
@ 2011-03-29 13:00:07]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/britains-only-active-volcano-on-montagu-island/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/britains-only-active-volcano-on-montagu-island/ Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:00:07 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/britains-only-active-volcano-on-montagu-island/ -58.43210000 -26.37671500 <![CDATA[Mount Tarawera]]>

Mount Tarawera
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-03-12 12:18:49
Mount Tarawera is the volcano responsible for New Zealand's largest historic eruption. Located 24 kilometres southeast of Rotorua in the North Island, it consists of a series of rhyolitic lava domes that were fissured down the middle by an explosive basaltic eruption in 1886, which killed over a hundred people. These fissures run for 17 kilometres northeast-southwest.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-tarawera/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-tarawera/ Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:18:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-tarawera/ -38.22328000 176.51072500 <![CDATA[Mount Pelée]]>

Mount Pelée
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-03-05 11:08:09
Mount Pelée is an active volcano at the northern end of the island and French overseas department of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles island arc of the Caribbean. It is among the deadliest stratovolcanoes on Earth. Its volcanic cone is composed of layers of volcanic ash and hardened lava.

The volcano is famous for its eruption in 1902 and the destruction that resulted, dubbed the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. The eruption killed about 30,000 people. Most deaths were caused by pyroclastic flows and occurred in the city of Saint-Pierre, which was, at that time, the largest city on the island.]]>

Ollagüe Vulcano
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:54:03
Ollagüe is a massive andesite stratovolcano in the Andes on the border between Bolivia and Chile. It is located southeast of the village that shares its name.

On the lower west flank of Ollagüe, debris avalanche hummocks surround La Poruñita scoria cone and separate Salar de Ollagüe from Salar de Carcote.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ollag-e-vulcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ollag-e-vulcano/ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:54:03 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ollag-e-vulcano/ -21.29785100 -68.17909200 <![CDATA[Macizo de Pacuni Vulcano]]>

Macizo de Pacuni Vulcano
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:52:19
Macizo de Pacuni is a stratovolcano in Bolivia. Its composition is andesitic and dacitic, and its last eruption date is unknown, although the volcano is possibly Holocene.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/macizo-de-pacuni-vulcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/macizo-de-pacuni-vulcano/ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:52:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/macizo-de-pacuni-vulcano/ -18.31932900 -68.80497000 <![CDATA[Pomerape Vucano]]>

Pomerape Vucano
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:49:49]]>

Pomerape Vucano
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:49:49]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pomerape-vucano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pomerape-vucano/ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:49:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pomerape-vucano/ -18.12325800 -69.12992500 <![CDATA[Cerros de Tocorpuri]]>

Cerros de Tocorpuri
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:47:21
Cerros de Tocorpuri is a volcanic complex located along the border between Bolivia and Chile. Cerros de Tocorpuri's summit crater has a diameter of 1.4 km. On its west side lies a rhyolite lava dome called Cerro La Torta (Cake Hill), named so because of its cylindrical cake shape. Cerro La Torta has a volume of about 5 cu km and the height of this lava dome above the surrounding terrain is about 450 m. Its steep sides are covered with scree and its top surface is bumpy-ridged.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cerros-de-tocorpuri/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cerros-de-tocorpuri/ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:47:21 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cerros-de-tocorpuri/ -22.44244700 -67.89344800 <![CDATA[Uturuncu Vulcano]]>

Uturuncu Vulcano
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:44:40]]>

Uturuncu Vulcano
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:44:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uturuncu-vulcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uturuncu-vulcano/ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:44:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/uturuncu-vulcano/ -22.27114700 -67.18174000 <![CDATA[Tata Sabaya Vulcano]]>

Tata Sabaya Vulcano
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:42:23]]>

Tata Sabaya Vulcano
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:42:23]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tata-sabaya-vulcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tata-sabaya-vulcano/ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:42:23 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tata-sabaya-vulcano/ -19.14127600 -68.52121400 <![CDATA[Cerro Colluma Volcano]]>

Cerro Colluma Volcano
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:37:40]]>

Cerro Colluma Volcano
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:37:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cerro-colluma-volcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cerro-colluma-volcano/ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:37:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cerro-colluma-volcano/ -18.50533100 -68.07455100 <![CDATA[Volcán Acotango]]>

Volcán Acotango
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By: neotrix
@ 2011-02-12 08:34:26
The Volcán Acotango - 6,052 metres (19,856 ft) is the central and highest of a group of stratovolcanoes straddling the border of Bolivia and Chile.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volc-n-acotango/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volc-n-acotango/ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:34:26 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volc-n-acotango/ -18.38042900 -69.04598200 <![CDATA[Mount Vesuvius]]>

Mount Vesuvius
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-02-06 05:50:07]]>

Mount Vesuvius
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2011-02-06 05:50:07]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-vesuvius-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-vesuvius-1/ Sun, 06 Feb 2011 05:50:07 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-vesuvius-1/ 40.80293100 14.48179400 <![CDATA[Mount Shinmoedake of the Kirishima volcano group]]>

Mount Shinmoedake of the Kirishima volcano group

Mount Shinmoedake of the Kirishima volcano group
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By: mlc1us
@ 2011-01-27 16:34:18
A 1700 meter high active volcano group in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.

An eruption started on January 26th, 2011 at 7:30 AM. It is the strongest eruption since 1959, spewing smoke up to 2.5 km in the air and throwing Volcanic bombs up to 1.5 km. An area of 2 km around the volcano has been evacuated.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-shinmoedake-of-the-kirishima-volcano-group/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-shinmoedake-of-the-kirishima-volcano-group/ Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:34:18 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-shinmoedake-of-the-kirishima-volcano-group/ 31.91202600 130.88287400 <![CDATA[Volcán Tajumulco (highest mountain in Central America)]]>

Volcán Tajumulco (highest mountain in Central America)

Volcán Tajumulco (highest mountain in Central America)
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-01-18 17:40:07
Volcán Tajumulco is a large stratovolcano in the department of San Marcos in western Guatemala. It is the highest mountain in Guatemala and Central America at 4,220 metres (13,845 ft). Tajumulco has had several historical reports of volcanic eruptions, but none have been confirmed to be true eruptions.

The Volcán Tajumulco was declared a protected area in 1956 and covers an area of 4,472 Ha.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volc-n-tajumulco-highest-mountain-in-central-america/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volc-n-tajumulco-highest-mountain-in-central-america/ Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:40:07 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volc-n-tajumulco-highest-mountain-in-central-america/ 15.04460600 -91.89711600 <![CDATA[Herðubreið]]>

Herðubreið
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-12-23 06:45:59
Herðubreið is a tuya in north-east Iceland. It is situated in the Highlands of Iceland in the midst of the Ódáðahraun desert and close to Askja volcano. The desert is a large lava field originating from eruptions of Trölladyngja. Herðubreið originally sat beneath Vatnajökull glacier, which was much larger during the last ice age.

Due to the mountain's steep and unstable sides, the first ascent was in 1908 despite centuries of knowledge of its existence.

Near the mountain lies an oasis called Herðubreiðarlindir with a campground and hiking trails. In former times, outcasts who had been excluded from Icelandic society because of crimes they had committed lived at the oasis. One such outlaw was Fjalla-Eyvindur, who lived there during the winter of 1774-1775.]]>

Ash Mountain
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-12-23 06:37:08
Ash Mountain is the highest summit in the Tuya Range of the Stikine Ranges in northcentral British Columbia, Canada, located immediately north of High Tuya Lake at the north end of Tuya Mountains Provincial Park. It is one of the six tuyas clustered close to Tuya Lake. The base of the volcano comprises pillow lava and hyaloclastite indicating that the volcano formed beneath ice or under a large lake. The volcano comprises loose debris as well as dikes of basaltic rock that intruded into the volcanic pile. Other tuyas in the area include Tuya Butte, South Tuya and Mathews Tuya, although most of the group of tuyas are un-named.]]>

Ruby Mountain
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-12-23 06:30:59
Ruby Mountain is a cinder cone in Stikine Region, British Columbia, Canada, located 23 km northeast of Atlin and 6 km (4 mi) south of Mount Barham. A recent collapse on the volcanoes eastern side created a large landslide and dissecting this side of Ruby Mountain. The volcano is the largest feature within the Atlin Volcanic Field.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruby-mountain/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruby-mountain/ Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:30:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ruby-mountain/ 59.71175100 -123.28514100 <![CDATA[Ibex Mountain]]>

Ibex Mountain
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-12-23 06:26:56
Ibex Mountain is a young cinder cone in the Yukon Territory, Canada, located 33 km southwest of Whitehorse and 12 km southeast of Mount Arkell. It is in a group of basaltic cones and lava flows called Alligator Lake and is in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is believed Ibex Mountain last erupted during the Pleistocene. Ibex Mountain is at the head of the Ibex River, which is southeast of Whitehorse. There is a road that runs close to Ibex Lake on the southeast side of the summit. From there is the hike to the summit of the cone.

The Ibex Valley, located approximately 16 kilometres (10 miles) west of Whitehorse, is named after the cone.]]>

Benbow and Marum volcanoes
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-23 15:43:33
Ambrym is the site of two active volcanic cones, Benbow and Marum (also spelled Maroum). The center of the island is dominated by a massive 1900-year-old 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) × 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) caldera that hosts multiple craters, and the rest of the caldera floor is ash plain, barren because of natural acid rain. Mt Benbow last erupted in 1913, causing the evacuation of the population to Mele, near Port Vila on Efate.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/benbow-and-marum-volcanoes/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/benbow-and-marum-volcanoes/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:43:33 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/benbow-and-marum-volcanoes/ -16.25307700 168.11618300 <![CDATA[Mount Marow]]>

Mount Marow
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-23 15:21:42
Mount Marow - 472 meters (1,549 ft) tall.]]>

Mount Marow
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-11-23 15:21:42
Mount Marow - 472 meters (1,549 ft) tall.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-marow/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-marow/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:21:42 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-marow/ -17.46048800 168.35919100 <![CDATA[Koko Crater]]>

Koko Crater
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-11-16 09:51:29
Koko Crater is a cinder cone remaining from the last active volcano that occurred on O'ahu approximately 10,000 years ago. This crater is the tallest tuff ring in Hawaii, measuring 1,207 feet in height.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/koko-crater/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/koko-crater/ Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:51:29 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/koko-crater/ 21.28709500 -157.68303400 <![CDATA[Pico de Orizaba]]>

Pico de Orizaba
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-10-31 16:18:14
Highest point in Mexico
Highest volcano in North America]]>

Pico de Orizaba
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-10-31 16:18:14
Highest point in Mexico
Highest volcano in North America]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pico-de-orizaba-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pico-de-orizaba-1/ Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:18:14 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pico-de-orizaba-1/ 19.01802200 -97.47053700 <![CDATA[Top of Mauna Loa Volcano]]>

Top of Mauna Loa Volcano
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-10-26 15:27:08]]>

Top of Mauna Loa Volcano
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-10-26 15:27:08]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/top-of-mauna-loa-volcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/top-of-mauna-loa-volcano/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:27:08 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/top-of-mauna-loa-volcano/ 19.53804700 -155.57541500 <![CDATA[Is this a volcano or what?!]]>

Is this a volcano or what?!
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2010-10-06 09:02:24
What is this? Perhaps it's just a butte formed by magma pushing upward but there was never an eruption? From the sky this clearly looks like a small volcano crater and that would make sense because it's located in a very volcanic area. It's not labeled on the topographic maps and I can't find a name for this or any reference to it anywhere...

...so if you act now and submit your proposal to the GNIS, maybe you can slap a name on this sucker!]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/is-this-a-volcano-or-what/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/is-this-a-volcano-or-what/ Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:02:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/is-this-a-volcano-or-what/ 43.11040727 -117.53536798 <![CDATA[Coffeepot Crater]]>

Coffeepot Crater
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2010-10-06 09:02:12]]>

Coffeepot Crater
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2010-10-06 09:02:12]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/coffeepot-crater/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/coffeepot-crater/ Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:02:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/coffeepot-crater/ 43.14727138 -117.45859243 <![CDATA[Momotombo]]>

Momotombo
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-09-27 06:20:58]]>

Momotombo
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-09-27 06:20:58]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/momotombo/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/momotombo/ Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:20:58 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/momotombo/ 12.42175000 -86.53678200 <![CDATA[Mount Elbrus]]>

Mount Elbrus
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-07-22 20:18:40
Mount Elbrus (Karachay-Balkar: Минги-Тау (Mingi Taw), Russian: Эльбрус, Georgian: იალბუზი) is an inactive volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia. Mt. Elbrus's highest peak is the highest mountain in the Caucasus, in Russia. While there are differing authorities on how the Caucasus are distributed between Europe and Asia, many sources agree that Elbrus is also the highest mountain in all of Europe. Mt. Elbrus (west summit) stands at 5,642 meters (18,510 ft); the east summit is slightly lower at 5,621 meters (18,442 ft).]]>

Aucanquilcha
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-07-22 20:14:59
Aucanquilcha is a massive stratovolcano located in Antofagasta Region of northern Chile, just west of the border with Bolivia. It comprises a number of overlapping cones along a 10 km (6 mi) long ridge that forms the summit. There is weak, episodic fumarolic activity and voluminous sulfur deposits in the summit region. During the Pleistocene ice ages, an extensive ice cap with an area over 45 km² (17 mi²) mantled the upper slopes, extending down as low as 4,600 m (15,000 ft) and leaving large moraines.

A sulfur mine, owned by the Carrasco family, was located near the summit of Aucanquilcha, which was the world's highest mine until it closed in the 1990s, and it was serviced by perhaps the highest drivable road in the world, but this road is no longer usable by vehicles. The highest permanent human habitation was a miners' barracks at about 5,500 m (18,000 ft). Mining originally began on the volcano in 1913, initially using llamas as pack animals to carry down the sulfur. An aerial cable system extending for 22 km (14 mi) was completed in 1935, to lower the sulfur in buckets. Eventually this was replaced by the road which switchbacked up to the summit and was capable of supporting 20-ton mining trucks.]]>

Hanish Volcano
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-07-18 10:49:30
Last eruption : Holocene]]>

Hanish Volcano
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-07-18 10:49:30
Last eruption : Holocene]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hanish-volcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hanish-volcano/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:49:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hanish-volcano/ 13.72166400 42.73261000 <![CDATA[Zukur Volcano]]>

Zukur Volcano
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-07-18 10:49:22
Last eruption : Holocene]]>

Zukur Volcano
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-07-18 10:49:22
Last eruption : Holocene]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/zukur-volcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/zukur-volcano/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:49:22 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/zukur-volcano/ 14.01832000 42.75012700 <![CDATA[Jebel Zubair Volcano]]>

Jebel Zubair Volcano
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-07-18 10:49:17
Last eruption : 1824]]>

Jebel Zubair Volcano
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-07-18 10:49:17
Last eruption : 1824]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jebel-zubair-volcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jebel-zubair-volcano/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:49:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jebel-zubair-volcano/ 15.05497900 42.17590900 <![CDATA[Jebel al-Tair Volcano]]>

Jebel al-Tair Volcano
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-07-18 10:48:49
Last eruption : 2007

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Jebel al-Tair Volcano
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By: adrbr
@ 2010-07-18 10:48:49
Last eruption : 2007

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jebel-al-tair-volcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jebel-al-tair-volcano/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:48:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jebel-al-tair-volcano/ 15.54049800 41.83288600 <![CDATA[Volcanic crater in the middle of a city]]>

Volcanic crater in the middle of a city
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-05-24 13:25:59]]>

Volcanic crater in the middle of a city
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By: hhgygy
@ 2010-05-24 13:25:59]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volcanic-crater-in-the-middle-of-a-city/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volcanic-crater-in-the-middle-of-a-city/ Mon, 24 May 2010 13:25:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/volcanic-crater-in-the-middle-of-a-city/ 14.09120000 44.67299600 <![CDATA[Emi Koussi]]>

Emi Koussi
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-05-14 18:19:27
Emi Koussi is a high pyroclastic shield volcano that lies at the south end of the Tibesti Mountains in the central Sahara of northern Chad. It is the highest mountain in Chad, and the highest in the Sahara.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/emi-koussi/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/emi-koussi/ Fri, 14 May 2010 18:19:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/emi-koussi/ 19.83647600 18.56260300 <![CDATA[Chimborazo Volcano]]>

Chimborazo Volcano
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-05-06 18:35:03
If Centre of Earth is used as datum then because of Earth's bulge at the Equator, the peak of volcano Chimborazo in Ecuador's measuring 6,384.4 km from the Earth's core to the peak is the farthest from the centre of Earth.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chimborazo-volcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chimborazo-volcano/ Thu, 06 May 2010 18:35:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chimborazo-volcano/ -1.45724800 -78.81694800 <![CDATA[Mount Asama]]>

Mount Asama
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-04-20 11:47:53
Mount Asama is an active complex volcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshū. The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A.[3] It stands 2,568 metres (8,425 ft) above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-asama/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-asama/ Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:47:53 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-asama/ 36.40605200 138.51925100 <![CDATA[Eyjafjallajökull]]>

Eyjafjallajökull
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By: milwhcky
@ 2010-04-18 06:57:28
Covered by a glacier, this volcano erupted twice in 2010. The ash cloud produced from the second eruption shut down air travel across most of Europe for several days. The volcano previously erupted in 920, 1612 and again from 1821 to 1823.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eyjafjallaj-kull/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eyjafjallaj-kull/ Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:57:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/eyjafjallaj-kull/ 63.62888000 -19.61471600 <![CDATA[Mount Fuji]]>

Mount Fuji
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By: kuressaare
@ 2010-03-12 09:01:59]]>

Mount Fuji
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By: kuressaare
@ 2010-03-12 09:01:59]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-fuji-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-fuji-1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:01:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-fuji-1/ 35.40239300 138.84490800 <![CDATA[Laki volcanic fissure]]>

Laki volcanic fissure
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-03-09 19:07:26
Laki or Lakagígar (Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure situated in the south of Iceland, not far from the canyon of Eldgjá and the small town Kirkjubæjarklaustur, in Skaftafell National Park.

Laki is part of a volcanic system, centering on the Grímsvötn volcano and including the Eldgjá canyon and Katla volcano, and lies between the glaciers of Mýrdalsjökull and Vatnajökull, in an area of fissures which run in a south-west to north-east direction.

Over six years, in 934-940, the Laki system produced a very large volcanic eruption, as a flood basalt in the Eldgjá eruption, which released 19.6 cubic kilometres (4.7 cu mi) of lava.

The system erupted again over an 8 month period during 1783-1784 from the Laki fissure and the adjoining Grímsvötn volcano, pouring out an estimated 14 km3 (3.4 cu mi) of basalt lava and clouds of poisonous hydrofluoric acid/sulfur-dioxide compounds that killed over 50% of Iceland's livestock population, leading to famine which killed approximately 25% of the population.]]>

Huaynaputina
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-02-18 18:16:12
Huaynaputina (Quechua: Young Volcano, Waynaputina) is a stratovolcano located in a volcanic upland in southern Peru. The volcano does not have an identifiable mountain profile, but instead has the form of a large volcanic crater. It has produced high-potassium andesite and dacite. On 19 February 1600, it exploded catastrophically (Volcanic Explosivity Index or VEI 6), in the largest volcanic explosion in South America in historic times. The eruption continued with a series of events into March. An account of the event was included in Fray Antonio Vazquez de Espinosa's, Compendio y Descripción de las Indias which was translated into English as Compendium and description of the West Indies in 1942.]]>

Jolo
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-01-03 18:18:18
Jolo is a volcanic island in the southwest Philippines. It is located in the Sulu Archipelago, between Mindanao and Borneo, and has a population of approximately 300,000 people.
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Jolo is also the name of the town on the island which serves as the capital of the province of Sulu, within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
About a third of the island's population live in the municipality of Jolo.

The island is part of the Jolo Group of volcanoes, and contains numerous volcanic cones and craters, including the active Bud Dajo cinder cone.

The former Sultanate of Sulu was the site of continuing fierce resistance to its forcible inclusion in American occupied Philippines. Admiral George Dewey, commander of US forces invading the Spanish Philippines in 1899, entered into a treaty with the Sultan of Sulu recognising the continuing independence of the Sultanate of Sulu in return for sultanate forces assisting US forces defeat the Spanish in the Philippines. US Congress later repudiated the treaty, leading to the US invasion of the sultanate and its forcible inclusion into American occupied Philippines. The former Sultanate was the site of fierce resistance to this forcible inclusion, and continues to be the site of armed resistance to Republic of the Philippines denial of its separate existence.

Fighting on the island flared up again in February 2005 when between 4,000 and 5,000 Philippine troops clashed with around 800 Islamist militants from the Abu Sayyaf group, along with followers of Nur Misuari. Up to 12,000 people were thought to have fled the fighting. Fighting is still continuing (2009).]]>

Galeras
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-01-03 10:07:42
Galeras (Urcunina among the 16th-century indigenous people) is an Andean stratovolcano in the Colombian department of Nariño, near the departmental capital Pasto. Its summit rises 4,276 metres (14,029 ft) above sea level. It has erupted frequently since the Spanish conquest, with its first historical eruption being recorded on December 7, 1580. A 1993 eruption killed nine people, including six scientists who had descended into the volcano's crater to sample gases. It is currently the most active volcano in Colombia.]]>

Mount Nyamuragira
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By: kkeps
@ 2010-01-02 09:09:15
Africa's most active volcano, Mount Nyamuragira in the Democratic Republic of Congo, erupted early Saturday, spewing lava off its southern flank, the Congolese Wildlife Authority reported.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-nyamuragira/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-nyamuragira/ Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:09:15 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-nyamuragira/ -1.38585900 29.20612300 <![CDATA[Sangir Island]]>

Sangir Island
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-12-17 12:44:26
Sangir Besar, commonly called Sangir Island (with the spelling variants "Sangihe", "Sanghir" or "Sangi"), is an island in the Sangir Islands group. Its Indonesian name literally means "Great Sangir", in reference to the fact that it is the archipelago's main island. Politically, it is part of North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The main language is the Sangir language.

It was the scene of the violent eruption of Gunung Awu volcano in March, 1856. The existing mountain was reshaped by the eruption, and flooding was extensive. The death toll was estimated to exceed two thousand, maybe as high as 6,000. While this appears to have been the most devastating eruption on record, is was not the only one - the last major eruption was in 1966, and the last significant one as recently as 2004.]]>

Tanaga Island
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-12-17 12:22:11
Tanaga Island (Tanax̂ax in Aleut) is an island in the western Andreanof Islands, in the southwest part of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The island has a land area of 528 square kilometres (204 sq mi), making it the 33rd largest island in the United States. Its highest point is volcano Mount Tanaga at 1,806 metres (5,930 ft), called Kusuuginax̂ in Aleut.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tanaga-island/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tanaga-island/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:22:11 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tanaga-island/ 51.73978600 -177.93731700 <![CDATA[Adonara]]>

Adonara
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-12-16 13:38:18
Adonara is an island in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, located east of the larger island of Flores in the Solor Archipelago. To the east lies Lomblen. It is the highest of the islands of the archipelago, at 1659 metres, and has an area of 497 km2.[1] It is in the East Nusa Tenggara province.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/adonara/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/adonara/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:38:18 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/adonara/ -8.31070000 123.15879800 <![CDATA[Biliran]]>

Biliran
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-12-16 13:23:41]]>

Biliran
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By: kkeps
@ 2009-12-16 13:23:41]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/biliran/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/biliran/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:23:41 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/biliran/ 11.58699700 124.51492300 <![CDATA[Tequila volcano smoke]]>

Tequila volcano smoke
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-12-04 13:52:39
It may just be a fire on the volcano.

The Tequila Volcano, or Volcán de Tequila is a volcano located near Tequila, Jalisco, in Mexico.

This volcano is not dangerous to its nearby communities, which are famous for producing the alcoholic beverage, tequila. The volcano rises to a height of 3,000 meters, or 10,000 feet, above sea level. This volcano is a stratovolcano or composite volcano. The Tequila Volcano last erupted 200,000 years ago. That eruption covered the area in rich volcanic soil, making the area ideal for the growth of blue agave, the most popular crop of the region.

The Tequila Volcano is unusual because it has a well-preserved central spine of material, which solidified in the centre, or central vent, of the volcano]]>

Diamond Head
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-11-09 20:50:58
Diamond Head is the name of a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu and known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi, most likely from lae 'browridge, promontory' plus ʻahi 'tuna' because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin. Its English name was given by British sailors in the 19th century, who mistook calcite crystals embedded in the rock for diamonds.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/diamond-head/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/diamond-head/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:50:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/diamond-head/ 21.26661500 -157.82124500 <![CDATA[Rangitoto Island / Volcano]]>

Rangitoto Island / Volcano
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-21 13:32:10
Rangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand. The 5.5 km wide island is an iconic and widely visible landmark of Auckland with its distinctive symmetrical shield volcano cone rising 260 metres (850 ft) high over the Hauraki Gulf. Rangitoto is the most recent and the largest (2311 hectares)[3] of the approximately 50 volcanoes of the Auckland Volcanic Field. It is linked by a natural causeway to the much older, non-volcanic Motutapu Island and is separated from the mainland of Auckland's North Shore by the Rangitoto Channel.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rangitoto-island-volcano-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rangitoto-island-volcano-1/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:32:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rangitoto-island-volcano-1/ -36.81220000 174.80058400 <![CDATA[Mount Erebus - world's most southern volcano]]>

Mount Erebus - world's most southern volcano

Mount Erebus - world's most southern volcano
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-28 02:42:46
Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost historically active volcano on Earth. With a summit elevation of 3,794 metres (12,448 ft), it is located on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes, notably Mount Terror. Mount Erebus is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, which includes over 160 active volcanoes.

The volcano has been observed to be continuously active since 1972 and is the site of the Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory run by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-erebus-worlds-most-southern-volcano/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-erebus-worlds-most-southern-volcano/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:42:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-erebus-worlds-most-southern-volcano/ -77.53113000 167.04780600 <![CDATA[Sarychev volcano eruption seen by Space Station (June 12, 2009)]]>

Sarychev volcano eruption seen by Space Station (June 12, 2009)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-06-26 10:06:55
(see More info link for photo)

A fortuitous orbit of the International Space Station allowed the astronauts this striking view of Sarychev volcano (Russia’s Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan) in an early stage of eruption on June 12, 2009. Sarychev Peak is one of the most active volcanoes in the Kuril Island chain and is located on the northwestern end of Matua Island.

Prior to June 12, the last explosive eruption had occurred in 1989 with eruptions in 1986, 1976, 1954 and 1946 also producing lava flows. Commercial airline flights were diverted from the region to minimize the danger of engine failures from ash intake. This detailed photograph is exciting to volcanologists because it captures several phenomena that occur during the earliest stages of an explosive volcanic eruption.

The main column is one of a series of plumes that rose above Matua Island (48.1 degrees north latitude and 153.2 degrees east longitude) on June 12. The plume appears to be a combination of brown ash and white steam. The vigorously rising plume gives the steam a bubble-like appearance; the surrounding atmosphere has been shoved up by the shock wave of the eruption. The smooth white cloud on top may be water condensation that resulted from rapid rising and cooling of the air mass above the ash column, and is probably a transient feature (the eruption plume is starting to punch through). The structure also indicates that little to no shearing winds were present at the time to disrupt the plume. By contrast, a cloud of denser, gray ash -- most probably a pyroclastic flow -- appears to be hugging the ground, descending from the volcano summit. The rising eruption plume casts a shadow to the northwest of the island (bottom center). Brown ash at a lower altitude of the atmosphere spreads out above the ground at upper right. Low-level stratus clouds approach Matua Island from the east, wrapping around the lower slopes of the volcano. Only about 1.5 kilometers of the coastline of Matua Island (upper center) can be seen beneath the clouds and ash.
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Lava lake in Villarrica Volcano
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-03-31 16:12:11
Snow-covered Villarrica, one of Chile's most active volcanoes, rises above the lake and town of the same name. The volcano is also known as Rucapillán, a Mapuche word meaning "House of the Pillán". It is the westernmost of three large stratovolcanoes that trend perpendicular to the Andean chain along the Gastre Fault. This alignment crosses the N-S running Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault. Villarrica is one of only four volcanoes worldwide known to have an active lava lake within its crater. Villarricas lava is basaltic-andesitic but is quite explosive despite this. Two large ignimbrite layers are visible at its surroundings; the Licán Ignimbrite and later the Pucón Ignimbrite. About 25 scoria cones dot Villarica's flanks. It also has volcanic caves. The volcano, along with Quetrupillán and the Chilean portion of Lanín, are protected within Villarrica National Park.

In 1964 Villarrica had a strombolian eruption that caused lahar flows. The lahar destroyed a settlement on the shores of Calafquén Lake, Coñaripe, which was later reconstructed further east.]]>

Lava lake at Erta Ale
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-03-31 16:07:20
Erta Ale is an active shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia. It is the most active volcano in Ethiopia. Erta Ale is 613 metres tall, with a lava lake, one of only four in the world, at the summit. It is notable for being the longest existing lava lake, present since the early years of the twentieth century. It is located in the Afar Depression, a desert area spanning the border with Eritrea.

Erta Ale's last major eruption was on 25 September 2005, which killed 250 head of livestock and forced thousands of nearby residents to flee.

Additional lava flow activity took place in August 2007, forcing the evacuation of hundreds and leaving two missing.

The name of the volcano means "smoking mountain" in the local Afar language and its southerly pit is known locally as "the gateway to hell". It has recently been mapped by a team from the BBC using three dimensional laser techniques.]]>

Mount Vesuvius
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-03-19 12:50:04
Mount Vesuvius (in Italian Monte Vesuvio and in Latin Mons Vesuvius) is an stratovolcano east of Naples, Italy. It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, although it is not currently erupting. The two other volcanoes in Italy, (Etna and Stromboli) are located on islands.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-vesuvius/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-vesuvius/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:50:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-vesuvius/ 40.89399400 14.30939400 <![CDATA[Mount Redoubt]]>

Mount Redoubt
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By: jbottero
@ 2009-02-05 19:02:37
Mount Redoubt, or Redoubt Volcano, is an active stratovolcano in the largely volcanic Aleutian Range of Alaska. The mountain is also the highest within the range. It is located in the Chigmit Mountains (a subrange of the Aleutians), west of Cook Inlet, about 180 km (110 miles) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Volcano Observatory currently rates Redoubt as Aviation Alert Level Orange and Volcano Alert Level Watch. On January 25, 2009, the Alaska Volcano Observatory warned that Redoubt may erupt within "hours or days." On January 28, 2009, the AVO released an information statement stating that an eruption similar to its 1989/1990 event is the most likely scenario.

On January 30, 2009, scientists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory warned that an eruption was imminent, sending experienced Alaskans shopping for protection against a dusty shower of volcanic ash that could descend on south-central Alaska. By January 31, volcanic earthquakes increased to several per hour and a large hole in the glacier on the side of the mountain was spotted. Scientists have begun to monitor seismic data from the mountain twenty four hours a day in an effort to warn people in nearby communities. Also, a flyover conducted by the AVO detected "significant steaming from a new melt depression at the mouth of the summit crater near the vent area of the 1989-90 eruption."]]>

Heart
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-02-05 02:06:41]]>

Heart
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By: adrbr
@ 2009-02-05 02:06:41]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/heart-6/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/heart-6/ Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:06:41 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/heart-6/ -37.10911700 -12.28925500 <![CDATA[View of Mount St. Helens]]>

View of Mount St. Helens
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By: bubaonline
@ 2008-11-11 04:02:06
Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is 96 miles (154 km) south of Seattle and 53 miles (85 km) northeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount St. Helens takes its English name from the British diplomat Lord St Helens, a friend of explorer George Vancouver who made a survey of the area in the late 18th century.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/view-of-mount-st-helens/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/view-of-mount-st-helens/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:02:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/view-of-mount-st-helens/ 46.27697400 -122.22914400 <![CDATA[Mount Pinatubo]]>

Mount Pinatubo
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-07-20 11:58:09]]>

Mount Pinatubo
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-07-20 11:58:09]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-pinatubo/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-pinatubo/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:58:09 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-pinatubo/ 15.14112500 120.35070000 <![CDATA[Montaña de Taco]]>

Montaña de Taco
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-07-20 09:43:02]]>

Montaña de Taco
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-07-20 09:43:02]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/monta-a-de-taco/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/monta-a-de-taco/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:43:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/monta-a-de-taco/ 28.37301300 -16.83573200 <![CDATA[Mount Yōtei]]>

Mount Yōtei
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-06-15 16:17:38
Mount Yōtei is a volcano located in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called (Y)ezo Fuji, because it resembles the more famous Mount Fuji. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-y-tei/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-y-tei/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:17:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-y-tei/ 42.82801600 140.81090900 <![CDATA[Mount Tarumae]]>

Mount Tarumae
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-06-15 16:00:30
Mount Tarumae is located in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located near both Tomakomai and Chitose towns and can be seen clearly from both. It is on the shores of Lake Shikotsu, a caldera lake. Tarumae is a 1,041 metre active andesitic stratovolcano, with a lava dome. It is a rare triple volcano.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-tarumae/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-tarumae/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:00:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mount-tarumae/ 42.69234100 141.37447400 <![CDATA[Mount Pico]]>

Mount Pico
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By: DonMartini
@ 2008-05-18 09:03:31
Mount Pico (Ponta do Pico, in Portuguese) is a stratovolcano and the highest point on Pico Island in the Azores, a chain of volcanic islands off the coast of Portugal. It reaches an altitude of 2,351 meters (7,713 ft) above sea level, which makes it the highest point in Portugal and also in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Pico is more than twice the elevation of any other peak in the Azores.

Pico Alto the round crater about 500 meters (1,600 ft) in diameter and 30 meters deep tops the volcano, with Piquinho (Pico Pequeno) a small volcanic cone rising 70 meters within it to form the true summit. Historical eruptions of Pico have occurred from vents on its flanks rather than the summit crater. In 1562–64, an eruption on the southeast flank produced lava flows which reached the sea. Another flank eruption in 1718 also produced flows which reached the coast. The most recent eruption occurred in December 1720.

Hiking trails are available and the ascent to the summit can be made in around two to four hours from the trailhead for fit persons depending on weather which can be quite treacherous especially in winter months.]]>

Chaiten Volcano Eruption - 6 May, 2008
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-05-06 17:04:35
Chile's Chaiten volcano spewed clouds of gray smoke, hot rocks and toxic gas on Tuesday, forcing authorities to issue an evacuation order for the more than 200 people who remained in the town of Chaiten, emergency officials said.
The volcano, which is about about 750 miles (about 1,210 kilometers) south of the Chilean capital, Santiago, began erupting early Friday, raining gray ash onto Chaiten. The small city is on the Corcovado Gulf, in southern Chile.
The volcano last erupted around 7,420 B.C., according to the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Project.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chaiten-volcano-eruption-6-may-2008/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chaiten-volcano-eruption-6-may-2008/ Tue, 06 May 2008 17:04:35 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chaiten-volcano-eruption-6-may-2008/ -42.83771000 -72.64932600 <![CDATA[Mauna Loa volcano lava flow]]>

Mauna Loa volcano lava flow
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By: dda
@ 2008-02-22 17:13:24
The main volcanic hazard at Mauna Loa is lava flows. Most flows advance at about walking pace and present little danger to human life, but eruptions at Mauna Loa can be more intense than those at Kīlauea; for example, the 1984 eruption emitted as much lava in three weeks as Kīlauea's current eruption produces in three years. Such high emission rates can generate comparatively fast-moving flows.
Two eruptions of Mauna Loa have destroyed villages. In 1926, the village of Hoʻōpūloa Makai was overrun by lava flows. In 1950, the most voluminous eruption ever seen at Mauna Loa sent lava flows racing towards the sea. The village of Hoʻokena Mauka was destroyed on 2 June 1950 by the advancing flows. Hilo is partly built on lava from an 1880 eruption and is at risk from further lava flows. The brief but intense 1984 eruption saw lava flow towards Hilo, but it had not reached any buildings when the eruption stopped.

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