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volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...
es by type and by location.
Type
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List of extraterrestrial volcanoes
This is a list of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes located beyond planet Earth. They may be designated mons (mountain), patera (an irregular crater) or tholus (small mountain or hill) in accordance with the International Astronomical Union's ...
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List of largest volcanic eruptions
In a volcanic eruption, lava, volcanic bombs and ash, and various gases are expelled from a volcanic vent and fissure. While many eruptions only pose dangers to the immediately surrounding area, Earth's largest eruptions can have a major regiona ...
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List of shield volcanoes
This list of shield volcanoes includes active, dormant and extinct shield volcanoes.
Shield Volcanoes are one of the three types of volcanoes. They have a short cone shape, and have basaltic lava which means the lava has low viscosity (viscosit ...
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List of stratovolcanoes
A list of stratovolcanoes follows below.
Africa
Cameroon
* Mount Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo
* Mount Nyiragongo, Goma; designated as a Decade Volcano
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List of subglacial volcanoes {{short description, None
Subglacial volcanoes are volcanoes that have formed when lava erupts beneath glacial ice. They are somewhat rare worldwide, being confined to regions that are or were covered by continental ice sheets.
Antarctica
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List of submarine volcanoes
A list of active and extinct submarine volcanoes and seamounts located under the world's oceans. There are estimated to be 40,000 to 55,000 seamounts in the global oceans. Almost all are not well-mapped and many may not have been identified at a ...
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List of volcanoes by elevation
A list (incomplete) of volcanoes on Earth arranged by elevation in metres.
6,000 metres
5,000 metres
4,000 metres
3,000 metres
2,000 metres
1,000 metres
Below 1,000 metres
From its base on the ocean floor
A list (in ...
Location
Africa
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List of volcanoes in Algeria
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List of volcanoes in Cameroon
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List of volcanoes in Cape Verde
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List of volcanoes in Chad
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Chad.
References
Notes
{{Reflist
Chad
Volcanoes
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases ...
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List of volcanoes in the Comoros
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List of volcanoes in Djibouti
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List of volcanoes in Equatorial Guinea
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Equatorial Guinea.
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Equatorial Guinea
Volcanoes
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows ...
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List of volcanoes in Eritrea
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List of volcanoes in Ethiopia
This is a list of volcanoes in Ethiopia. It includes both active and extinct vents.
See also
* Geography of Ethiopia
* Lists of volcanoes
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Volcanoes
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so ...
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List of volcanoes in Kenya
This is a short list of active and extinct volcanoes in Kenya.For a more comprehensive list of volcanoes and craters in Kenya, see :sw:Orodha ya volkeno nchini Kenya
List of volcanoes in Kenya (non-exhaustive)
References
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List of volcanoes in Libya
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List of volcanoes in Madagascar
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Madagascar.
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; fre ...
*In Nigeria all the volcanoes are in the
Biu Plateau
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List of volcanoes in Réunion
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of volcanoes in Reunion
Reunion
Volcanoes
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ...
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List of volcanoes in Rwanda
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Rwanda.
References
{{Rwanda topics
Rwanda
Volcanoes
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gas ...
*São Tomé and Príncipe has only one volcano,
Pico de São Tomé
Pico de São Tomé is the highest mountain in São Tomé and Príncipe at elevation. It lies just west of the centre of São Tomé Island, in the Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé and in the Lembá District. The second highest point, Pico de Ana ...
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List of volcanoes in South Africa
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List of volcanoes in Sudan
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Sudan.
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Sudan
Volcanoes
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and ...
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List of volcanoes in Tanzania
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Organizations
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List of volcanoes in Uganda
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Uganda.
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Lists of volcanoes, Uganda
Volcanoes of Uganda,
Lists of landforms of Uganda, Volcanoes ...
Americas
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List of volcanoes in Argentina
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Argentina.
Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Bolivia
The country of Bolivia hosts numerous activeIn vulcanology and this article active volcanoes are those with Holocene eruption, that means eruptions in the last 10,000 years. and extinct volcanoes across its territory. The active volcanoes are i ...
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List of volcanoes in Brazil
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List of volcanoes in Canada
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List of volcanoes in Chile
The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program lists 105 volcanoes in Chile that have been active during the Holocene.List of volcanoes in Colombia
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Colombia.
See also
* List of earthquakes in Colombia
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia
* Geology of Colombia
References
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List of volcanoes in Costa Rica
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Costa Rica.
See also
* List of lakes in Costa Rica
* Central America Volcanic Arc
* List of volcanoes in El Salvador
* List of volcanoes in Guatemala
* List of volcanoes in Honduras
* L ...
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List of volcanoes in Dominica
Dominica is an island-nation in the Caribbean that is part of the Lesser Antilles chain of islands. The island has active and extinct volcanoes.
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Dominica
Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Ecuador
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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List of volcanoes in El Salvador
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in El Salvador.
Volcanoes
See also
* Central America Volcanic Arc
* List of volcanoes in Guatemala
* List of volcanoes in Honduras
* List of volcanoes in Nicaragua
References
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List of volcanoes in Grenada
Grenada is an island formed by volcanic activity approximately 1-2 million years ago. It is said that the island is completely made of dozens of volcanoes through volcanic activity over a period of time throughout Grenada's formation in history ...
*Guadeloupe has only one recognized volcano,
La Grande Soufrière
La Grande Soufrière ( en, "big sulfur outlet"), is an active stratovolcano on the French island of Basse-Terre, in Guadeloupe. It is the highest mountain peak in the Lesser Antilles, rising 1,467 m high.
The last magmatic eruption was in 1 ...
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List of volcanoes in Guatemala
This is a list of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes in Guatemala.
Volcanoes
See also
* Central America Volcanic Arc
* List of volcanoes in El Salvador
* List of volcanoes in Honduras
* List of volcanoes in Mexico
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List of volcanoes in Hawaii
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List of volcanoes in Honduras
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Honduras.
Volcanoes
See also
* Central America Volcanic Arc
* List of volcanoes in El Salvador
* List of volcanoes in Guatemala
* List of volcanoes in Nicaragua
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List of volcanoes in Martinique
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List of volcanoes in Mexico
Types of volcanoes
There are multiple types of volcanoes in Mexico. Volcanoes can be of different types such as cinder cone volcanoes, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes, and lava domes. Each of these variations of volcanos forms in its ...
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List of volcanoes in Montserrat
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List of volcanoes in Nicaragua
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Nicaragua.
Volcanoes
See also
* Central America Volcanic Arc
* List of volcanoes in Costa Rica
* List of volcanoes in El Salvador
* List of volcanoes in Guatemala
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List of volcanoes in Panama
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Panama.
See also
* Central America Volcanic Arc
* List of volcanoes in Costa Rica
References
{{Central American volcanoes
Panama
Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Peru
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Peru.
Notes
References
*John , Volcano LiveVolcanoes of Peru
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List of volcanoes in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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List of volcanoes in Saint Lucia
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List of volcanoes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
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List of volcanoes in the United States
A list of volcanoes in the United States and its territories.
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
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*Venezuela has no recognized volcanoes.
Asia
*List of volcanoes in Afghanistan
*List of volcanoes in Armenia
*List of volcanoes in Azerbaijan
*List of volcanoes in Cambodia
*List of volcanoes in China
*List of volcanoes in India
*List of volcanoes in Indonesia
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List of volcanoes in Iran
This is a list of active and extinct Volcanoes in Iran.
See also
* List of mountains in Iran
*Volcanic Seven Summits
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
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*The only known volcanoes in Israel are in the
Golan Heights
The Golan Heights ( ar, هَضْبَةُ الْجَوْلَانِ, Haḍbatu l-Jawlān or ; he, רמת הגולן, ), or simply the Golan, is a region in the Levant spanning about . The region defined as the Golan Heights differs between di ...
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List of volcanoes in Japan
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Japan. An Orange background indicates a volcano considered active by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Hokkaido
Honshū
Izu Islands
Ogasawara Archipelago
The Ogasawara Archipelag ...
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List of volcanoes in Korea
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List of volcanoes in Malaysia
There are several volcanoes in the territory of Malaysia, mostly located in the state of Sabah.
See also
* List of mountains in Malaysia
References
Further reading
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Malaysia
Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Mongolia
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List of volcanoes in Myanmar
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Myanmar (also known as Burma).
Volcanoes
See also
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References
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Myanmar
Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Pakistan
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Pakistan. Most of these are mud volcanoes, rather than the conventional magmatic type.
References
External links
Makran Mud VolcanoesThe Volcanoes of PakistanActive mud volcanoes on- and ...
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List of volcanoes in the Philippines
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List of volcanoes in Saudi Arabia
This is a partial list of active and extinct volcanoes in Saudi Arabia.
References
{{Asia topic, state=uncollapsed, List of volcanoes in
Saudi Arabia
Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Syria
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Syria.
References
{{Asia topic, state=uncollapsed, List of volcanoes in
Syria
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Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Taiwan
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes.
See also
*List of mountains in Taiwan
*Geography of Taiwan
* Geology of Taiwan
References
External links
The Volcanic Activity & Igneous Rock in Taiwan*
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List of volcanoes in Thailand
This is a list of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes in Thailand.
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List of volcanoes in Turkey
This is a list of dormant and extinct volcanoes in Turkey.
See also
*Geology of Turkey
*Geothermal power in Turkey
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
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Volcanoes
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of ...
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List of volcanoes in Vietnam
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List of volcanoes in Yemen
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Yemen.
See also
* Geography of Yemen
* Geology of Yemen
* Mountains in the Arabian Peninsula
References
{{Mountains in the Arabian Peninsula
Lists of volcanoes, Yemen
Volcanoes of ...
Europe
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List of volcanoes in Europe
Though Canary Islands geographically are part of the African plate and are generally considered part of the African continent, they administratively belong to Spain and therefore volcanoes of the islands are on this list.
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List of volcanoes in France
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List of volcanoes in Germany
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes.
See also
*Volcanic Eifel
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Germany
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Volcanoes
Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Georgia (country)
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List of volcanoes in Greece
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Greece.
References
* Schwandner, F.M. (1998)Polyphase Meso-Cenozoic Structural Development on Poros Island (Greece) ''Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece'' 32 + (1): 129-136.
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List of volcanoes in Iceland
This list of volcanoes in Iceland includes active and dormant volcanic mountains, of which 18 have erupted since human settlement of Iceland began around 900 AD.
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List of volcanoes in Italy
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Italy.
See also
*Volcanology of Italy
* List of mountains of Italy
Notes
References
Global Volcanism Program
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Italy
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List of volcanoes in the Netherlands
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in the Netherlands.
See also
* List of mountains and hills in the Netherlands
References
{{Netherlands topics
Netherlands
Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in North Macedonia
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List of volcanoes in Norway
This is a list of active and extinct (or non-active) volcanoes in Norway.
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Norway
Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Poland
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List of volcanoes in Portugal
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List of volcanoes in the Republic of Ireland
The Republic of Ireland possesses no active volcanoes. Volcanic activity in the country occurred primarily between 480–430 mya (million years ago), during the Ordovician geological age.
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*The only known volcano in Romania is
Ciomadul
Ciomadul is a volcano in Romania, and is known as in Hungarian. It is in the Carpathians, close to the towns of Băile Tușnad and Bixad. It is part of a volcanic chain known as the Călimani (Kelemen) – Gurghiu (Görgényi) – Harghita (Ha ...
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List of volcanoes in Russia (European section)
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List of volcanoes in Spain
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Spain.
Canary Islands
Lanzarote
*Caldera Blanca
*Cerro Tegoyo
*Guanapay
*Massif of Marissa
*Massif of Los Ajaches
*Montaña de El Golfo
*Montaña Negra
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List of volcanoes in the United Kingdom
There are no active volcanoes in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, although a few do exist in some British Overseas Territories, including Queen Mary's Peak in Tristan da Cunha, Soufrière Hills volcano on the Caribbean ...
Oceania, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and Antarctica
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List of volcanoes in Antarctica
This is a list of volcanoes in Antarctica.
Table
A 2017 study claimed to have found 138 volcanoes, of which 91 were previously unknown. Some volcanoes are entirely under the ice sheet. Unconfirmed volcanoes are not included in the table below.
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List of volcanoes in Ascension Island
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory o ...
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List of volcanoes in Australia
This is a list of active, dormant and extinct volcanoes in Australia and its island territories. Note that the term volcano is used loosely as it can include groups of related volcanoes and vents that erupted at similar times with lava of r ...
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List of volcanoes in Fiji
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Fiji.
References
*Islands of Fiji Island Directory, United Nations Environment Programme
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Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), offic ...
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List of volcanoes in French Polynesia
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes.
References
External links
Volcanoes of Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean
French Polynesia
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List of volcanoes in French Southern and Antarctic Lands
This is a list of active and dormant volcanoes.
References
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List of volcanoes in New Zealand
This is a partial list of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes in New Zealand.
Kermadec Arc and Havre Trough
North Island
Taupō Volcanic Zone
Elsewhere
Mangakino Culdera
South Island
Other
Ross Dependency
New Zealand a ...
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List of volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean
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List of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Papua New Guinea.
New Guinea
Admiralty Islands
Bougainville
D'Entrecasteaux Islands
New Britain
New Ireland
Offshore islands
References
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List of volcanoes in Solomon Islands
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List of volcanoes in South Sandwich Islands
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in the South Sandwich Islands.
References
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South Sandwich Islands
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List of volcanoes in Tristan da Cunha
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List of volcanoes in Tonga
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Tonga.
References
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Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Vanuatu
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List of volcanoes in Wallis Islands
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List of volcanoes in Samoa
See also
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Global Volcanism Program
The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) documents Earth's volcanoes and their eruptive history over the past 10,000 years. The mission of the GVP is to document, understand, and disseminate information about global volcanic a ...
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Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...
References
External links
Global Volcanism ProgramCurrent eruptionsVolcano World
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