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  2. Active volcano - Wikipedia

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    World map of active volcanoes and plate boundaries Kīlauea's lava entering the sea Lava flows at Holuhraun, Iceland, September 2014. An active volcano is a volcano that has erupted during the Holocene (the current geologic epoch that began approximately 11,700 years ago), is currently erupting, or has the potential to erupt in the future. [1]

  3. Category:Active volcanoes - Wikipedia

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    Active volcanoes — of the current Holocene Epoch; Subcategories. This category has the following 21 subcategories, out of 21 total. * Active volcanoes of the ...

  4. Lists of volcanoes - Wikipedia

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    Map of Earth's plate boundaries and active volcanoes More detailed map showing volcanoes active in the last 1 million years These lists cover volcanoes by type and by location. Type

  5. Volcano - Wikipedia

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    A volcano needs a reservoir of molten magma (e.g. a magma chamber), a conduit to allow magma to rise through the crust, and a vent to allow the magma to escape above the surface as lava. [16] The erupted volcanic material (lava and tephra) that is deposited around the vent is known as a volcanic edifice, typically a volcanic cone or mountain. [16]

  6. List of volcanoes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This article contains a list of volcanoes in the United States and its territories. Alaska. Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates; Mount ...

  7. Kīlauea - Wikipedia

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    The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago. Since the islands were settled, it has been the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island and among the most active volcanoes on Earth. The most recent eruption began in December 2024.

  8. List of volcanoes by elevation - Wikipedia

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    Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes Ojos del Salado: 6,893: 22,615: Argentina/Chile – highest dormant volcano on Earth: Monte Pissis: 6,793: 22,287: Argentina Nevado Tres Cruces

  9. List of volcanoes in Iceland - Wikipedia

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    This list of volcanoes in Iceland only includes major active and dormant volcanic mountains, of which at least 18 vents have erupted since human settlement of Iceland began around 900 AD. Subsequent to the main list a list is presented that classifies the volcanoes into zones, systems and types.