Volcanoes of the World

NameHeight

(m)Last

eruptionMajor Eruptions

(years) CoordinatesAcatenango Guatemala

3976 1972 1924, 1927, 1972 14°5' N, 90°9' W

Aconcagua Argentina

6959 Dormant No historical eruption recorded

32°39' S, 70°1' W

Ararat Turkey 5165 Dormant No historical eruption recorded

39°41' N, 44°15' E

Awu Indonesia 1327 1992 1640, 1646, 1711, 1812,1856, 1875, 1883, 1885, 1892, 1893, 1913, 1921, 1922, 1931, 1966

3°67' N, 125°50' E

BamPapua New Guinea

685 1960 1872 3°6' S 144°85' E

Bezymianny Russia

2882 2000 1955, 1981, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004

55°98' N, 160°58' E

Coseguina Nicaragua

847 Dormant 1835, 1852, 1859 12°59' N, 87°34' W

Cotopaxi Ecuador 5911 1975 1738, 1877 0.7° S, 78°4' WEl Chichon Mexico

1060 1982 1982 17°4' N, 93°2' W

Erebus Antarctica 4023 1995 1947, 1972, 1980, 1991 77°5' S, 167°2' EEtna Italy 3239 2001 1329, 1500, 1669, 1928, 1964,

1971, 1981, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2000

37°73' N, 15°00' E

Fournaise, Piton de la Reunion

2631 1994 1640, 2002, 2003 21°23' S, 55°71' E

Fuji Japan 3776 1707 1707 35°4' N, 138° 7' E

Galunggung Java 2181 1984 1918, 1984 7°3' S, 108°1' E Hekla Iceland 1500 2000 1845, 1947, 1970, 1981, 1991 63°98' N, 19°70'

WHelgafell Iceland 215 1973 1973 63°4' N, 20°3' WHudson Chile 1750 1991 1891, 1971, 1973 45°90' S, 72°97'

WIliamna Alaska 3053 1953 1768, 1786, 1793, 1843, 1933, 60°0' N, 153°1'

1947, 1952 WJurullo Mexico 1330 1774 1774 19°48' N, 102°25'

WKatmai Alaska 2047 1974 1912, 1920, 1921, 1931,1962 58°3' N, 155°0'

WKilauea Hawaii 1250 2002 1924, 1952, 1955, 1960, 1988,

1992, 1994, 1995, 200119°4' N, 155°3' W

Kilimanjaro Tanzania

5926 Dormant No historical eruption recorded

3°07' S, 37°35' E

Klyuchevskoy Russia

4850 2001 1966, 1984, 1993, 1997 56°03' N, 160°39' E

Krakatau Sumatra 818 2001 1680, 1883, 1927, 1969, 1980, 1995

6°10' S, 105°42' E

La Soufriere St Vincent

1234 1997 1718, 1812, 1902, 1971 13°3' N, 61°2' W

Laki Iceland 500 1996 1783, 1784, 1938 63°4' N, 20°3' W Lamington Papua New Guinea

1781 1956 1951 9°0' S, 148°2' E

Lassen Peak USA 3186 1921 1914, 1915 40°5' N, 121°5' W

Mauna Loa Hawaii

4171 1987 1750, 1859, 1880, 1887, 1919, 1950, 1984

19°5' N, 155°6' W

Mayon Philippines 2460 1991 1991 13°3' N, 123°7' E Nevado del Ruiz Colombia

5321 2000 1595, 1845, 1902, 1985 4°9' N, 75°3' W

Ngauruhoe New Zealand

2291 1977 1839, 1949, 1954 39°15' S, 175°63' E

Nyamuragira Democratic Republic of Congo

3056 2002 1884, 1921, 1938, 1971, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1995

1°4' S, 29°2' E

Nyiragongo Democratic Republic of Congo

3465 2003 2001, 2002 1°5' S, 29°3' E

Paricutin Mexico 3188 1952 1943 19°5' N, 102°2' W

Pelee, Mt 1397 1932 1902 14°8' N, 61°1' W

MartiniquePico de Teide Spain, Africa

3715 1909 1704, 1706, 1798 28°27' N, 16°6' W

Pinatubo, Mt Philippines

1759 1992 1991 15°13' N, 120°35' E

Popocatepetl Mexico

5483 2001 1920, 1998, 2000 19°02' N, 98°62' W

Rainier, Mt USA 4394 1882 1820, 1825 46°58' N, 121°75' W

Ruapehu New Zealand

1797 1995 1945, 1953, 1969, 1975, 1986 39°28' S, 175°57' E

St Helens USA 1549 2004 1800, 1831, 1835, 1857, 1980, 1987, 1991

46°2' N, 122°2' W

Santorini Greece 566 1950 1470BC. 197BC, AD46, 1570, 1797, 1866

36°4' N, 25°4' E

Soufriere Hills Montserrat

914 2000 1995, 1997 13°3' N, 61°2' W

Stromboli Italy 931 2002 1768, 1882, 1880, 1907, 1930, 1936, 1941, 1950, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1996

38°8' N, 15°2' E

Surtsey Iceland 174 1967 1967, 1963 63°4' N, 20°3' WTaal Philippines 1448 1988 1906, 1911, 1965 14°2' N, 120°9' E Tambora Indonesia

2868 1880 1815 8°3' S, 118°0' E

Tarawera New Zealand

1149 1973 1886 38°22' S, 176°5' E

Unzen Japan 1360 1996 1360, 1791, 1991 32°75' N, 130°30' E

Vesuvius Italy 1289 1944 79, 472, 1036, 1631, 1773, 1906

40°8' N, 14°4' E

Villarrica Chile 2847 1999 1558, 1640, 1948, 1949, 1963, 1964, 1971

39°25' S, 71°42' W

Vulcano Italy 503 1890 1444, 1730, 1786, 1873, 1888 38°4' N, 15°0' E

Type of Volcano General Shape Lava Type* Eruption type? Other info? Examples

Shield Pahoehoe Spilling Largest size in area

Hawaii, Aleutians, Galapagos

Cinder Cone Aa Spitting Fastest growing

Paricutin

Composite (Complex or Stratovolcanoes)

Varies (more Ash than lava)

Stereotypical eruption

Alternating layers of ash and lava

St. Helens, Vesuvius, Pinatubo, Hood, Ranier, Fuji

Lava Domes Very Aa – so thick it doesn’t leave the vent

Blocks that split a mountain

Few, splits a mountain

Many in Alaska, Merapi

Caldera Uber explosion that leaves a crater in the ground

Cataclysmic Rare YNP, Krakatau (Atlantis?)

There are two major types of lava flows.

1. Pahoehoe - this lava is very runny and more or less spills down the side of the volcano. The result is hardened rock that is smooth and glassy, sometimes its piling is described as “rope-like”. Imagine emptying a bottle of ketchup on a paper plate.

2. Aa - this lava is thick and chunky. Due to its viscosity, the hardening lava is angular and sometimes very sharp. Think of dumping a truck load of Legos of various sizes on to the ground.

Vesuvius, Italy

Pinatubo, Luzon, Phillipines

Pinatubo aftermath

Composite Volcanoes

Hawaii

Hawaii

Pahoehoe lava flowShield Volcanoes

Paricutin, Mexico

A’a Lava flowCinder Cones

275m 75mAlaska

Mount Merapi, Indonesia

Lava Domes

Crater Lake, Oregon, USA

Caldera Volcanoes