A list of stratovolcanoes follows below.
Africa
edit
Cameroon
editDemocratic Republic of Congo
edit- Mount Nyiragongo, Goma; designated as a Decade Volcano
- It contains an active lava lake inside its crater which overflowed due to cracks in 2002.
- Mount Mikeno
- Mount Karisimbi
- Mount Bisoke
- Mount Sabyinyo
- Mount Kahuzi
Eritrea
editEthiopia
editKenya
edit- Mount Kenya, which contains several volcanic plugs on its peak.
- Mount Longonot
Rwanda
edit- 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
edit- 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
- Mount Hanang
- Mount Kwaraha
- Mount Rungwe
Atlantic Ocean
edit- 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
- Pico de las Nieves in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Americas
editCaribbean
edit- La Grande Soufrière on Basse-Terre Island, Guadeloupe[2]
- Soufriere Hills on the island Montserrat
- Its 1995 eruptions resulted in the abandonment of its capital city, Plymouth.
- Soufrière on the island Saint Vincent
- Mount Pelée on the island 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 Liamuiga on the island of Saint Kitts in St. Kitts and Nevis.
- Nevis Peak on the island of Nevis in St. Kitts and Nevis.
- Mount Scenery on the island Saba in the Caribbean Netherlands
- The Quill on the island Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands
Central America
edit
Costa Rica
edit- Orosi
- Rincón de la vieja
- Miravalles
- Tenorio
- Arenal
- Chato
- Platanar
- Congo
- Poás
- Barva
- Cacho Negro
- Irazu
- Turrialba
El Salvador
editHonduras
edit
Guatemala
edit- Volcán Tacaná on the border between Mexico and Guatemala
- Volcán Tajumulco
- It is the highest point and highest volcano in Central America
- Volcán Cerro Quemado (Almolonga)
- Volcán Santa María; designated 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 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
Nicaragua
editPanama
editNorth America
edit
Canada
editNorthwest Territories/Nunavut
editYukon
editNorthern British Columbia
edit- Hoodoo Mountain
- Mount Edziza
- Mount Edziza volcanic complex
- Ice Peak
- Spectrum Range
- Level Mountain
- Level Mountain Range
Southern British Columbia
edit- Mount Boucherie
- Mount Cayley (see also Mount Cayley volcanic field)
- Mount Fee
- It is most likely a dissected stratovolcano.
- Mount Garibaldi
- Mount Meager massif
- About 2,400 years ago, it produced the most recent major catastrophic eruption in Canada.
- Capricorn Mountain
- Mount Job
- Plinth Peak
- Pylon Peak (British Columbia)
- Tuber Hill
- Mount Price
- Clinker Peak
- The Black Tusk
- Coquihalla Mountain
Mexico
edit- Popocatépetl, 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Mexico City
- Colima; designated as a Decade Volcano
- Nevado de Toluca
- Pico de Orizaba
United States
editAlaska
edit- Mount Akutan
- Augustine Volcano
- Mount Bona
- Mount Churchill
- Mount Cleveland
- Mount Edgecumbe
- Frosty Peak Volcano
- Hayes Volcano
- Mount Katmai
- Korovin Volcano
- Mount Mageik
- Mount Martin
- Mount Pavlof
- Pavlof Sister
- Mount Redoubt
- Mount Shishaldin
- Mount Spurr
- Mount Vsevidof
Washington (state)
edit- 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
- Goat Rocks
- Black Buttes
- Colfax Peak
- Lincoln Peak
- Seward Peak
- Signal Peak
- Mount Daniel
- Mount Hinman
- Cathedral Rock (Washington)
Oregon
edit- Mount Hood
- Mount Hood is Oregon's most active volcano.
- Mount Jefferson
- Castle Rocks[3]
- Black Butte
- Mount Washington
- It is debatably a stratovolcano. It is most confirmed to be a shield volcano.
- The Three Sisters
- Middle Sister
- South Sister
- The Husband
- The Wife
- Broken Top
- Mount Bachelor
- Newberry Volcano
- Also has the characteristics of a shield volcano.
- Diamond Peak (Oregon)
- Usually referred to as a shield volcano. However, it has a stratocone.
- Cappy Mountain[4]
- Mount Mazama
- Over 7,000 years ago, Mount Mazama erupted, causing its original edifice to be turned into a caldera instead.
- Mount Scott (Klamath County, Oregon)
- Hillman Peak
- Hillman Peak's west half collapsed in the Mount Mazama eruption over 7,000 years ago.
- Sentinel Rock
- Danger Bay
- Dutton Cliff
- Phantom Ship
- Mount McLoughlin
- Rattlesnake Creek
- This stratovolcano was a proto-Cascade Range volcano east of Burns, Oregon.[5]
California
edit- Mount Shasta
- Shastina
- Burney Mountain
- Magee Peak
- Lassen volcanic area
- Snow Mountain[6]
- Mount Yana[7]
- Mount Maidu[8]
- Mount Dittmar[9]
- Mount Tehama
Nevada
edit- Cleopatra Peak
- Hamblin Peak
Utah
edit- Mount Belknap
- Monroe Peak
Colorado
editWyoming
editArizona
edit- Mohon Peak[10]
- San Francisco Mountain
- Humphreys Peak
- Agassiz Peak
- Fremont Peak
- Aubineau Peak
- Rees Peak
- Doyle Peak
- Mount Baldy
New Mexico
editVirginia
editNew Hampshire
editSouth America
edit
Chile
edit- Llaima
- Irruputuncu on the border of Bolivia and Chile
- Ojos del Salado on the border between Argentina and Chile
- It is the highest volcano in the world.
- Villarrica
- Osorno
- Cerro Arenales
- Calbuco
- It 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 on the border between Chile and Argentina
- Parinacota
- It erupted in April 2008
- Licancabur
- Reclus
- Sierra Nevada
- Chaitén
- Acamarachi
- Marmolejo
- It is the southernmost mountain with more than 6000 msmm
- San José
- Plantat
Colombia
edit- Galeras; designated a Decade Volcano.
- Nevado del Ruiz
- A 1985 eruption created destructive lahar floods which engulfed the nearby town of Armero.
Ecuador
edit- Pichincha Volcano
- Tungurahua
- Sangay
- Reventador
- Chimborazo
- Cotopaxi
- Antisana
- Cayambe
- Corazón
- El Altar
- Carihuairazo
Peru
editAntarctica
editAsia
editWestern Asia
editIran
editTurkey
edit
- Mount Hasan
- Mount Ararat and Little Ararat
- Mount Erciyes
- Mount süphan
Yemen
edit- Jabal al-Tair, an island within the Red Sea
South Asia
editIndia
edit- Barren Island
- It is the only active stratovolcano in the Indian subcontinent
- Narcondam Island
Southeast Asia
editIndonesia
edit
- Mount Kerinci and Mount Sinabung in Sumatra
- Mount Rinjani in Lombok
- Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi, located in the Sitaro Islands Regency
- 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
edit- Bombalai Hill in Sabah, Borneo
Myanmar
editPhilippines
edit
- 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.
East Asia
editNorth Korea
edit- Baekdu Mountain, on the border between North Korea and China
Japan
edit
Akita Prefecture
edit- Mount Akita-Komagatake (part of the volcano lies within Iwate Prefecture)
Aomori Prefecture
editFukushima Prefecture
editGunma Prefecture
editHokkaido
edit- Mount Aka (Daisetsuzan)
- Asahi-dake
- Mount Biei
- Biei Fuji
- Mount Chienbetsu
- Mount Chinishibetsu
- Mount Chisenupuri
- Mount Chūbetsu
- Mount Dokkarimui
- Mount E
- Mount Eboshi
- Mount Eniwa
- Mount Fuppushi
- Mount Furano
- Mount Hakodate
- Mount Higashi
- Mount Hokkaido-Komagatake
- An active volcano with 50 recorded eruptions.
- Mount Iō (Shiretoko)
- Mount Iwanai
- Mount Iwaonupuri
- Mount Izari
- Mount Kamui (Lake Mashū caldera)
- Mount Koizumi
- Kojima
- Mount Konbu
- It most likely is a stratovolcano.
- Mount Kuma
- Mount Maru (Esan)
- Mount Maru (Kamishihoro-Shintoku)
- Mount Mekunnai
- Mount Minami
- Mount Nagayama
- Mount Nipesotsu
- Mount Niseko-Annupuri
- This volcano is the namesake of the Niseko Volcanic Group.
- Mount Nitonupuri
- Mount Okkabake
- Mount Onnebetsu
- Mount Oputateshike
- Mount Poromoi
- Mount Raiden
- This andesitic volcano is the namesake of the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group.
- Mount Rausu
- Mount Rishiri
- Mount Rusha
- Mount Samakke Nupuri
- Mount Sashirui
- Mount Shakanuge
- Mount Shari
- Mount Shibetsu
- Mount Shirakaba
- Mount Shiretoko
- Mount Tarumae
- Mount Tokachi (Daisetsuzan)
- Mount Tomuraushi (Daisetsuzan)
- Mount Unabetsu
- Mount Usu
- Mount Waisuhorun
- Mount Yokotsu
- An old, Pleistocene stratovolcano southeast of the more active and most likely younger Hokkaido Koma-ga-take. Yokotsu has a flank vent on its east to southeast side.
- Mount Yōtei
Iwate Prefecture
editKagoshima Prefecture
edit- Akusekijima
- Mount Iō
- Mount Kaimon
- Mount Kirishima
- Kogajajima
- Kuchinoerabu-jima
- Nakanoshima
- Otake
- Sakurajima, designated as a Decade Volcano
- Shinmoedake
- Suwanosejima
- Yokoate-jima
Kumamoto Prefecture
editMiyagi Prefecture
editMiyazaki Prefecture
editNagano Prefecture
edit- Mount Naeba (peak is shared with Niigata Prefecture)
- Mount Asama
Nagasaki Prefecture
edit- Mount Unzen. Erupted in 1991. Listed as a Decade Volcano
Niigata Prefecture
edit- Mount Myōkō
- Mount Naeba (peak is shared with Nagano Prefecture)
Ōita Prefecture
edit- Mount Heiji
- Mount Hōsshō
- Mount Inahoshi
- Mount Kujū
- Mount Mimata
- Mount Nakadake
- Mount North Taisen
- Mount Taisen
- Mount Waita
- Mount Yufu
Shimane Prefecture
edit- Mount Sanbe
- Also known by its Japanese name as Sanbesan, this scenic volcano last erupted in 650 AD [11] and will likely erupt again somewhere in the future.
Shizuoka Prefecture
edit- Mount Fuji (peak is shared with Yamanashi Prefecture) Highest point of the country. Last erupted in 1708
- Mount Ashitaka
- Mount Echizen-dake
- This vent is a peak of the Ashitaka volcano.
Tochigi Prefecture
editTokyo
editTottori Prefecture
editYamagata Prefecture
edit- Mount Chōkai (part of the volcano lies within Akita Prefecture)
- Mount Goshō
Yamanashi Prefecture
edit- Mount Fuji (peak is shared with Shizuoka Prefecture)
Taiwan
editNorthern Asia
editRussia
edit
- Bezymianny[12]
- Klyuchevskaya Sopka or Kliuchevskoi, Kamchatka Krai, the highest active volcano in Eurasia
- Shiveluch, Kamchatka Krai
- Avachinsky, Kamchatka Krai, a Decade Volcano
- Koryaksky,[13] 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
editCentral Europe
editSlovakia
edit- Bogota, in Košice and Prešov.[14]
- Makovica, in Košice and Prešov.[15]
- Štiavnica, in Banská Bystrica.[16]
- Poľana, in Banská Bystrica region[citation needed]
- Strechový Vrch, in Košice and Prešov.[15]
- Veľký Milič, in Košice and Prešov.[14]
- Zlatá Baňa, in Prešov.[14]
Germany
edit- Kaiserstuhl, in Baden-Württemberg.[17]
Western Europe
editFrance
edit- Monts du Cantal, in Cantal. Largest volcano in Europe by area,[18] and includes the peaks Plomb du Cantal and Puy Mary. Most recent eruption occurred 2-3 MYA.
- Puy de Sancy, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Both the tallest mountain in the Massif Central and volcano in France.[19] Most recent eruption occurred 200 thousand years ago.
- Monts Dore
- Mont Ross
- Gallieni Massif
Netherlands
edit- Zuidwal
- Mulciber
- Due to being related to the Zuidwal volcano, it is most likely a stratovolcano.
- The Quill
- Mount Scenery
United Kingdom
edit- The Cheviot, in Northumberland, England.[20]
- Esha Ness, in Shetland, Scotland.[21]
- Scafells, in Cumberland, England,[22] in the Lake District and containing England's tallest mountain Scafell Pike.
Southern Europe
editGreece
edit- Milos, in the Aegean Sea.[23]
- Nisyros
Italy
edit
- Alban Hills, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Rome in Lazio. Last eruption happened in about 5,000 BC.
- Monte Vulture. Complex stratovolcano.[24]
- 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 9 kilometers (5.6 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.[citation needed]. The latter last erupted in 1890.
Caucasus
edit
Armenia
editGeorgia
editCzech Republic
editSlovenia
edit- Smrekovec
Iceland
edit
- Askja
- Bláfell[25]
- Bláfjall[26]
- Bárðarbunga. Recently erupted between 2014 and 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
- Herdubreid[27]
- Hlöðufell[28]
- Hrútfell[29]
- Kverkfjöll
- Snæfellsjökull
- Öræfajökull
Norway
edit- Beerenberg in Jan Mayen, the world's northernmost active volcano. Last erupted in 1985.
Oceania
editFrench Polynesia
edit- Mehetia in Windward Islands of the Society Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
editAustralia
editNew Zealand
edit- Waitākere volcano in Auckland
- Mount Taranaki in Egmont National Park in North Island
- Mount Ngauruhoe in North Island
- Mount Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park
- Whakaari/White Island in Bay of Plenty
- Banks Peninsula in Christchurch, South Island
Papua New Guinea
edit- Mount Giluwe
- This large shield volcano also shows evidence of stratovolcanic material.
- Mount Hagen
- Mount Bosavi
- Mount Sisa
- Doma Peaks
- Mount Kerewa
- Mount Ialibu
- Mount Murray
- Mount Duau
- Mount Faveng
- Mount Karimui
- Mount Suaru
- Yelia
- Mount Lamington
- An active stratovolcano famous for the 1951 eruption which killed 3,000 people.[30]
- Hydrographers Range
- Victory
- Mount Trafalgar
- Vokeo Island
- Koil Island
- Blup Blup
- Bam Island
- Kadovar
- This small island stratovolcano erupted for the first recorded time in 2018
- Boisa Island
- Manam Island
- Karkar Island
- Mount Uluman
- Mount Kunugui
- Bagabag
- Crown Island
- Long Island
- Mount Reaumur
- Cerisy Peak
- Tolokiwa Island
- Umboi Island
- Mount Bel
- Sakar Island
- Ritter Island
- This small, crescent-shaped island stratovolcano caused major damage during its 1888 eruption.
- Mount Talawe
- Langila
- Mount Tangi
- Mount Schrader
- Mount Andewa
- Garbuna Group
- Mount Garbuna
- Krummel
- Welcker
- Mount Bangum
- Bola
- Dakataua
- Mount Makalia
- Mount Mululus
- Mount Oto
- Lolo
- A symmetrical stratovolcano overlapping the more ancient Mount Kapberg stratovolcano.
- Mount Kapberg
- Sulu Range
- Hargy
- Bamus
- Ulawun
- Ulawun is one of the several Decade Volcanoes.
- Likuruanga
- Tavurvur
- It recently erupted in 2014.
- Tore
- Mount Balbi
- Bagana
- Takuan Group
- Mount Takuan
- Two unnamed stratovolcanoes
Solomon Islands
editSee also
editReferences
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- ^ "Soufrière Guadeloupe, West Indies". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011.
- ^ Wendland, David W. (1988-04-01). Castle Rocks : a late miocene eruptive center at the north end of Green Ridge, Jefferson County, Oregon (Master of Science (M.S.) thesis). Oregon State University.
- ^ "Cappy Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ "Rattlesnake Formation - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)".
- ^ "Snow Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ "Eruption History of the Lassen Volcanic Center and Surrounding Region | U.S. Geological Survey". www.usgs.gov.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Maidu". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Dittmar". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program.
- ^ Simmons, Ardyth M.; King, John S. (May 1, 1987). "Geology of the Mohon Mountain volcanic field, Yavapai and Mohave Counties, Arizona: A preliminary report". NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, 1986: 365. Bibcode:1987pggp.rept..365S – via ntrs.nasa.gov.
- ^ "Sanbesan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ "Bezymianny volcano, Russia". Archived from the original on May 7, 2011.
- ^ "Koryaksky Volcano, Russia". Archived from the original on March 16, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Metallogenic model of the Slanské vrchy Mts., Eastern Slovakia" (PDF).
- ^ a b Štrba, Ľubomír. "The Herľany geyser –a unique hydrogeological and geotouristic locality in Europe".
- ^ Lebedev, VA. "Position of the Štiavnica Stratovolcano". ResearchGate.
- ^ Heinrich, Eberhardt William (1980). The Geology of Carbonatites. R.E. Krieger Publishing Company. p. 433. ISBN 0882758470. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Physics Briefs. Physik Verlag. 1982.
- ^ "At The heart of Auvergne". Pays D'Issoire Tourisme. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Kille, Ian. "15. Geology of the battlefield and wider landscape". Flodden 1513. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Eshaness Coast, Shetland: A blast from the past". Scottish Geology. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Brenchley, P. J.; Rawson, Peter Franklin (August 20, 2006). The Geology of England and Wales. Geological Society of London. ISBN 978-1-86239-200-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Mílos". Global Volcanism Project. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Monte Vulture volcano, Italy". Iatly's Volcanoes. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Bláfell". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Bláfjall". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Herdubreid". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Hlödufell". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Hrútfell". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program.
- ^ "Lamington". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.