Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Italy |
Sicily |
Mount Etna |
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The Eastern approach to Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano. |
2014 |
Japan |
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Kawaguchi Lake |
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Detail of Mount Fuji, a dormant volcano. |
1988 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
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Mexico City is surrounded by volcanos. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
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Mexico City is at the altitude of 2240m and is surrounded by volcanos. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
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Popocatepetl (5452m) is the highest volcano overlooking the city. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Michoacan |
Paricutin Volcano |
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The Paricutin Volcano is 2774m high. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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La Malinche Volcano (4450m). |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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The two volcanoes, Popocatepetl (5452m) and Ixtaccihuatl (5286m). |
1991 |
Nepal |
Annapurna Trek |
Tibetan Plateau |
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Annapurna II (7937m) resembles a volcano but isn't. |
1990 |
New Zealand |
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Auckland |
Auckland Art Gallery |
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"Portrait of Te Paea Hinerangi" (1896) by Gottfried Lindauer. Te Paea was a Maori volcanologist. |
2023 |
Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua |
Las Isletas |
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The islands were formed after a volcano blew its top. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Masaya (635m) is an active volcano. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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The volcano is active. |
1995 |
Nicaragua |
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Masaya Volcano |
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Landscape around Masaya Volcano. |
1995 |
Panama |
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Boquette |
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Jagged forested mountains in the shadow of the volcano. |
1995 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
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Legazpi City |
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Legazpi lies in the shadow of the Mayon volcano. |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
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Cagsawa |
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Mayon Volcano is over 2500m high. |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
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Cagsawa |
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The landscape around the volcano is very fertile. |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
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Cagsawa |
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The Mayon Volcano last errupted in 1984. |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
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Cagsawa |
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The steeple is all that is left of Cagsawa Church after an eruption by Mayon Volcano in 1814. |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
Lake Buhi |
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Lake Buhi sits between three volcanos. |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
Lake Buhi |
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The lake lies in the shadow of three volcanos. |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
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Lucban |
Banahao Volcano |
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Lucban is overlooked by the Banahao Volcano (2165m). |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
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Lucban |
Banahao Volcano |
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House on the slopes of the volcano. |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
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Los Banyos |
Mount Makiling Reserve |
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Mount Makiling is an extinct volcano. |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
Lake Taal |
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The central volcano. |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
Lake Taal |
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The dark beach on the central volcano. |
1988 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
Lake Taal |
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The lake from the active volcano. |
1988 |
South Korea |
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Cheju Island |
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Mount Halla |
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Mount Halla is an extinct volcano. At 1950m it is the country's highest peak. |
1988 |
Tanzania |
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Arusha |
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Mount Meru |
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Mount Meru (4567m) is an extict volcano. |
2001 |
Thailand |
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Phannom Rung |
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Phannom Rung is set on top of an extinct volcano. |
1992 |
Turkey |
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Cappadocia |
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Cappadocia is set at 1000m and consists of soft rock laid down by volcanoes. |
1986 |
Turkey |
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Kayseri |
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The 3916m high Mount Erciyes near Kayseri is an extinct volcano. |
1986 |
Uganda |
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Virunga |
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The Virunga Volcanoes. |
2013 |
Uganda |
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Virunga |
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The Virunga Volcanoes are a series of volcanoes bordering with Congo and Rwanda. |
2013 |
Uganda |
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Virunga |
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The Virunga Volcanoes beyond a valley. |
2013 |
Uganda |
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Bwindi National Park |
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The national park is on the slopes of several volcanoes. |
2013 |
United States of America |
Wyoming |
Yellowstone National Park |
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Yellowstone is a large volcanic area, sometimes called a super volcano. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Wyoming |
Yellowstone National Park |
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Mud Volcano |
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Collection of hot springs and mud volcanos. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Wyoming |
Yellowstone National Park |
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West Thumb Geyser Basin |
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Mud volcano. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Wyoming |
Yellowstone National Park |
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West Thumb Geyser Basin |
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Mud volcano in Yellowstone Lake. |
2017 |