A list of stratovolcanoes follows below.
Africa edit
Cameroon edit
Democratic 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 edit
Ethiopia edit
Kenya 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
Mid-Atlantic Ridge 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 edit
Caribbean edit
- La Grande Soufrière on Basse-Terre Island, Guadeloupe[1]
- 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 edit
Honduras 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 edit
Panama edit
North America edit
Canada edit
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Yukon edit
Northern 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 edit
Alaska edit
- Mount Akutan
- Augustine Volcano
- Mount Bona
- Mount Churchill
- Mount Cleveland
- Mount Edgecumbe
- Frosty Peak Volcano
- Mount Katmai
- Korovin Volcano
- Mount Mageik
- Mount Pavlof
- Mount Redoubt
- Mount Shishaldin
- 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.
- Park Ridge
- This feature is debatably a stratovolcano, along with Park Butte.
- Park Butte
- Mount Jefferson
- 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
- 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 Cone
- This stratovolcanic cone most likely is referencing to the small island of Phantom Ship.
- Mount McLoughlin
- Grizzly Peak (Oregon)
- Drake Peak
- It is a stratovolcano or an andesitic volcanic complex.
- Strawberry Mountain
- This feature is one of the three only stratovolcanoes within Eastern Oregon. It is also the most notable.
- Dooley Mountain
- Powder River Volcanics
- Rattlesnake Creek
- This stratovolcano was a proto-Cascade Range volcano east of Burns, Oregon.[2] All that remains of it is a creek and a formation of palisades.
California edit
- Mount Shasta
- Shastina
- Burney Mountain
- Magee Peak
- Geology of the Lassen volcanic area
- Snow Mountain
- Latour Butte
- Mount Yana
- Mount Maidu (Mineral, California)
- Mount Tehama
- Round Top
- It is unconfirmed to be a stratovolcano, however it has the possibility to be one, due to the abundance of andesite in its vicinity.
Nevada edit
- Cleopatra Peak
- Hamblin Peak
Utah edit
- Mount Belknap
- Monroe Peak
Colorado edit
- Summer Coon Volcano
Wyoming edit
Arizona edit
- San Francisco Mountain
- Humphreys Peak
- Agassiz Peak
- Fremont Peak
- Aubineau Peak
- Rees Peak
- Doyle Peak
New Mexico edit
- Mount Taylor
- Vulcan (volcano)
- JA volcano
- Sierra Grande
- It is most confirmed to be a shield volcano, however.
- Sierra Blanca (New Mexico)
Virginia edit
New Hampshire edit
South 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
- 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 edit
Antarctica edit
Asia edit
Western Asia edit
Iran edit
Turkey 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 edit
India edit
- Barren Island
- It is the only active stratovolcano in the Indian subcontinent
Southeast Asia edit
Indonesia 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 edit
Philippines 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 edit
North 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 edit
Fukushima Prefecture edit
Gunma Prefecture edit
Hokkaido 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 edit
Kagoshima 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 edit
Miyagi Prefecture edit
Miyazaki Prefecture edit
Nagano 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 [3] 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 edit
Tokyo edit
Tottori Prefecture edit
- Mount Daisen
- Despite that this complex stratovolcano has not erupted in 17,000 years, it is considered dormant and not extinct. It is still one of the two most active volcanoes in the Chūgoku region of Japan, the other being Mount Sanbe in Shimane Prefecture.
Yamagata 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 edit
Northern Asia edit
Russia edit
- Bezymianny[4]
- Klyuchevskaya Sopka or Kliuchevskoi, Kamchatka Krai, the highest active volcano in Eurasia
- Shiveluch, Kamchatka Krai
- Avachinsky, Kamchatka Krai, a Decade Volcano
- Koryaksky,[5] 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 edit
Central Europe edit
Slovakia edit
- Bogota, in Košice and Prešov.[6]
- Makovica, in Košice and Prešov.[7]
- Štiavnica, in Banská Bystrica.[8]
- Poľana, in Banská Bystrica region[9]
- Strechový Vrch, in Košice and Prešov.[7]
- Veľký Milič, in Košice and Prešov.[6]
- Zlatá Baňa, in Prešov.[6]
Germany edit
- Kaiserstuhl, in Baden-Württemberg.[10]
Western Europe edit
France edit
- Monts du Cantal, in Cantal. Largest volcano in Europe by area,[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]
- Esha Ness, in Shetland, Scotland.[14]
Southern Europe edit
Greece edit
- Milos, in the Aegean Sea.[15]
- 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.[16]
- 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 edit
Georgia edit
Czech Republic edit
Slovenia edit
- Smrekovec
Iceland edit
- Askja
- 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
- Kverkfjöll
- Snæfellsjökull
- Öræfajökull
Norway edit
- Beerenberg in Jan Mayen, the world's northernmost active volcano. Last erupted in 1985.
Oceania edit
French Polynesia edit
- Mehetia in Windward Islands of the Society Islands
Northern Mariana Islands edit
Australia edit
New 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.[17]
- 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
- Mount Witori (Witori Caldera)
- Pago
- If this small, youthful, and very active cinder cone becomes active again for many decades up to a few centuries, it may build up as the new Witori stratocone.
- 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 edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Soufrière Guadeloupe, West Indies Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rattlesnake Formation - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)".
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Sanbesan".
- ^ Bezymianny volcano, Russia Archived 2011-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Koryaksky Volcano, Russia Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Poľana", Wikipedia, 2020-10-29, retrieved 2021-07-21
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mílos". Global Volcanism Project. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Monte Vulture volcano, Italy". Iatly's Volcanoes. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Lamington". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.