Mt. Kilauea Hawaii Shield Volcano Active Hot Spot Continuous since 1983 Kilauea means “spewing” 4,000 ft
Elev. Above Sea Level 1,277 m 4,190 ft Location 19.425 N 155.292 W Elev. Above Sea Level 1,277 m 4,190 ft Area 1,430 km2 552 mi2 (13.7% of Hawai`i) Volume 25,000-35,000 km3 6,000-8,500 mi3
Mt. St. Helens Washington U.S.A Composite Volcano Last major eruption 1980 Killed 57 people Active volcano small eruptions over the past 4 years Blew away the side of a volcano 8,300 ft. Convergent Boundary
Vesuvius Italy 79 AD eruption that buried the city of pompeii 1631 and 1944 Composite Volcano Dormant 4,000 ft.
Fuji Japan Dormant 1708 Convergent boundary (ocean – ocean) Highest mountain in Japan 12,300 ft. Composite
Krakatoa Indonesia 1883 13,000 hiroshima bombs Heard 2,000 mi. away in Australia 36,417 people died 165 towns and villages destroyed Composite Volcano (Strato) 2700 ft. Dormant
Mt. Etna Italy (Sicily) Largest volcano in Europe Composite Volcano 2007 last eruption 2002 last major eruption Active Volcano 11,000 ft. Convergent
Hekla Iceland Composite Volcano Most recent eruption 2000 Active Divergent Boundary 4800 ft.
Mauna Loa Hawaii Earth’s largest volcano 56,000 ft (13,800 ft above sea level) 1984 most recent eruption Dormant/Active Hot spot Shield Volcano
Mt. Mazama Oregon USA 5677 B.C. eruption 42 times more explosive than Mt. St. Helens in 1980 Produced Crater Lake Last eruption 2000 B.C. Convergent Composite/Caldera Extinct
Stromboli Italy Composite Volcano Active (last eruption 2002) Largest eruption 1930 Convergent 3,000-4,000 ft.
Yellowstone Wyoming Shield/Caldera Hot spot Last Erupted over 600,000 years ago Dormant Supervolcano
Mt. Pinatubo Indonesia June 1991 Composite Convergent Boundary
Mt. Pelee Caribbean Sea (Martinique) 1902 major eruption killed 26,000 – 36,000 people and destroyed the city of Saint Pierre Last eruption 1932 Dormant Convergent Boundary (Island Arc) 4,500 ft Composite
Mt. Popocatepetl Mexico Composite 17,800 ft Convergent Boundary 2008 most recent eruption Active
Mt. Tambora Java, Indonesia 1815 (1816 year without a summer) Composite Convergent 8,900 ft 1967 last eruption
Sakurajima Southern Tip of Japan Composite Convergent Boundary (Ring of Fire) Last Eruption 2008 Last major eruption was 1914 3,665 ft.
Cotopaxi Ecuador 19,300 ft Composite Most recent eruption was 1940 Convergent Boundary
Mt. Picanose