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Cuexcomate has been mistakenly called 'the smallest volcano in the world' because of the mistaken belief that it was a volcano, based on its shape. [1] A metal spiral staircase allows tourists to descend into the excavated interior of the structure, where cultural events are occasionally held.
El Totumo Mud Volcano (Spanish: Volcán de Lodo El Totumo) is an active mud volcano located near sea level in northern Colombia in the municipality of Santa Catalina. [2] A local tourist destination, popular for its alleged healing mud bath, it receives most of its visitors from nearby Cartagena. Along with this, it is the smallest volcano in ...
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
Kahoʻolawe (Hawaiian: [kəˈhoʔoˈlɐve]), anglicized as Kahoolawe (/ k ɑː ˌ h oʊ oʊ ˈ l ɑː w eɪ,-v eɪ / kah-HOH-oh-LAH-weh, -veh [3]), is the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands of the Hawaiian Islands. Unpopulated, it lies about seven miles (11 km) southwest of Maui.
This article contains a list of volcanoes in the United States and its territories. Alaska. Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates; Mount ...
The Sutter Buttes loom in the background while two tundra swans swim in a flooded rice field in 2014. The volcanic ring’s most recent name revision occurred in 1949 when it was called the ...
These volcanoes are also called table mountains, tuyas, [35] or (in Iceland) mobergs. [36] Very good examples of this type of volcano can be seen in Iceland and in British Columbia. The origin of the term comes from Tuya Butte, which is one of the several tuyas in the area of the Tuya River and Tuya Range in northern British Columbia.
These remnants of a dormant volcano are colloquially referred to as the world's smallest mountain range. [3] The Sutter Buttes have as their highest point the summit of South Butte, at 2,122 ft (647 m), which is also the highest point in Sutter County. [4]