A | B |
Mauna Loa | Largest volcano on Earth |
Mount Pinatubo | Phillippines; 1991 eruption dropped global temperatures by 0.9 degrees F |
Krakatau | Between Java and Sumatra, huge eruption in 1883. |
Pelee | Martinique, West Indies; 1902 eruption |
El Chicon | Mexico; 1982 eruption |
Lassen Peak | Lassen Volcanic Park, California; 1915 eruption |
Yellowstone | Wyoming; giant caldera with geysers, fumaroles, and hot springs |
Etna | Sicily; Eruptions in 1983 & 1669; Forge of Volcan, Home of the Cyclopses |
Merapi | Java Indonesia; eruption 1987-present. |
Fuji | Honshu Island, Japan; 1707-08 eruption |
Vesuvius | Italy; 79 AD eruption buried Pompeii and Herculaneum |
Mount St. Helens | Washington; 1980 eruption filled Spirit Lake and spread ash around the globe. |
Kilauea | Hawaii, Hawaii; 1983-present eruption |
Chaiten | Chile, erupted in May, 2008, the first time in over 9,000 years |