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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 ...
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
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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
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List of subglacial volcanoes
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List of submarine volcanoes
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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
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Cameroon.
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
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
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List of volcanoes in the Comoros
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List of volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), offici ...
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List of volcanoes in Eritrea
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List of volcanoes in Ethiopia
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List of volcanoes in Kenya
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List of volcanoes in Libya
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Libya.
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
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
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*In Nigeria all the volcanoes are in the
Biu Plateau
The Biu Plateau is a highland area in Northeastern Nigeria containing many recently extinct volcanoes. It covers about and has an average elevation of . The plateau lies between the Upper Benue Basin to the south and the Chad Basin to the north ...
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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
Reunion may refer to:
* Class reunion
* Family reunion
Reunion, Réunion, Re-union, Reunions or The Reunion may also refer ...
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List of volcanoes in Rwanda
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Rwanda.
References
{{Rwanda topics
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, wher ...
*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 ...
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List of volcanoes in South Africa
This is a list of active, dormant and extinct volcanoes in South Africa.
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References
{{Global Volcanism Program
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
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List of volcanoes in Tanzania
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List of volcanoes in Uganda
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Uganda.
References
{{Global Volcanism Program
Uganda
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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
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List of volcanoes in Brazil
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List of volcanoes in Canada
List of volcanoes in Canada is an incomplete list of volcanoes found in Mainland Canada, in the Canadian islands and in Canadian waters. All but one province, Prince Edward Island, have at least one volcano.
Alberta
British Columbia
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List of volcanoes in Chile
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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
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalin ...
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List of volcanoes in Ecuador
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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
*Guadeloupe has only one recognized volcano,
La Grande Soufrière
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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
Footnotes
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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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References
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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
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Costa Rica.
See also
* List of lakes in Costa R ...
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List of volcanoes in Peru
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List of volcanoes in Saint Kitts and Nevis
A list of active and extinct volcanoes in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, located in the Caribbean.
The two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis are located in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles archipelago.
List
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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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List of volcanoes in the United States
*Venezuela has no recognized volcanoes.
Asia
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List of volcanoes in Afghanistan
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List of volcanoes in Armenia
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List of volcanoes in Azerbaijan
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List of volcanoes in Cambodia
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List of volcanoes in China
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in China.
Volcanic Fields in China
*The Arshan volcanic field is found in the Greater Khingan mountain range, it contains more than 40 cenozoic volcanic cones.
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List of volcanoes in India
This is a list of active, dormant and extinct volcanoes in India.
See also
* Lists of volcanoes
These lists cover volcanoes by type and by location.
Type
* List of extraterrestrial volcanoes
* List of largest volcanic eruptions
* Lis ...
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List of volcanoes in Indonesia
The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate. Some of the volcanoes are notable for their eruptions, for instance, Krakatoa for its globa ...
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List of volcanoes in Iran
*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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volcanoes in Malaysia
Malaysia
Volcanoes
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List of volcanoes in Mongolia
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List of volcanoes in Myanmar
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List of volcanoes in Pakistan
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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
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, ...
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List of volcanoes in Syria
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List of volcanoes in Taiwan
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List of volcanoes in Thailand
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List of volcanoes in Turkey
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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
Yemen
Volcanoes
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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.
See also
* Lists ...
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List of volcanoes in France
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List of volcanoes in Germany
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List of volcanoes in Georgia (country)
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Georgia.
References
{{Georgia (country) topics
Georgia (country)
Volcanoes
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volc ...
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List of volcanoes in Greece
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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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Volcanic zones and systems
Iceland has four major volcanic ...
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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
This article contains a sortable table listing mountains of Italy. All mountain heights and prominences on the list are f ...
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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
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary- ...
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List of volcanoes in North Macedonia
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List of volcanoes in Norway
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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
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List of volcanoes in the United Kingdom
Oceania, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and Antarctica
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List of volcanoes in Antarctica
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List of volcanoes in Ascension Island
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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 re ...
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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
{{Fiji topics
Fiji
Volcanoes
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, ...
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List of volcanoes in French Polynesia
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List of volcanoes in French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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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
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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
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List of volcanoes in Vanuatu
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Vanuatu.
Volcanoes
See also
*Lists of volcanoes
References
{{Vanuatu topics
Vanuatu
Volcanoes
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, ...
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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 ...
of the
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". Found ...
References
External links
Global Volcanism ProgramCurrent eruptionsVolcano World
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