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- Mount Ararat (16,940 feet, 5165 m) is the largest volcano in Turkey. Although not currently active, its most recent eruption has probably been within the last 10,000 years.
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Kerid Crater Lake Located in southern Iceland along the so-called Golden Circle, Kerid is unique among crater lakes in that its caldera likely didn’t form from an explosion as most do. The Kerid volcano is thought to have formed when the magma in the center simply depleted itself, and the empty chamber beneath caved in.
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5 Volcanoes You Should Keep Your Eye On The mountain is currently around 10,958 feet (3,340 m) high and is the largest active volcano in Europe. The most violent eruption in the history of Mount Etna occurred in March of 1669. The volcano spewed molten rock for days on end, the eruption finally stopped at the end of April that year.
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Iceland volcano: Bardarbunga volcano remains poised to erupt A fresh cloud of ash rises from the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland May 16, 2010. A fresh eruption from the country's Bardarbunga volcano remained a threat on Thursday. (Infolfur Juliusson/Reuters).uthorities warned airlines Aug. 18 about increased seismic activity at Iceland's largest volcanic system. Ash from the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano in 2010 shut down much of Europe's airspace for six days.
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- Image Credit: NASA. Ararat is the largest and highest volcano in Turkey. Ararat is a stratovolcano. In the above image, north is to the lower left. The border with Armenia is 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the summit and is roughly along the left edge of the image.
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- The only active volcano on mainland Europe is famous for destroying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The only active volcano on mainland Europe is famous for destroying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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Mount Etna: Facts About Volcano's Eruptions View full size image. Mount Etna is the largest active volcano in Italy. Located near the east coast of the island of Sicily, it is 10,900 feet (3,329 meters) tall with a base circumference of about 93 miles (150 kilometers).It is also the volcano with the longest record of continuous eruption.Mount Etna is a series of nested stratovolcanoes with four distinct summit craters. There are two central craters, called Bocca Nuova and Voragine; the Northeast crater; and the newest Southeast crater, which was formed by an eruption in 1978.ocated near the east coast of the island of Sicily, it is 10,900 feet (3,329 meters) tall with a base circumference of about 93 miles (150 kilometers).
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Iceland volcano: Eruption under ice-cap sparks red alert Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted in 2010, producing ash that severely disrupted air travel. The red alert is the highest warning on the country's five-point scale.
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Cappadocia, Turkey: Civilisations in a Volcanic Terrain Photo: Rasoul Sorkhabi A remarkable feature of Turkey’s geologic landscape is several clusters of Middle Miocene to Quaternary volcanic rocks (14-0 Ma), including those in the Central Anatolia Plateau where Cappadocia is located.
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- Ijen volcano (East Java, Indonesia) news & activity updates. Ijen volcano (East Java, Indonesia): crater lake closed for access. Thu, 8 Oct 2015, 08:39. Access to the volcano's famous crater lake (and its sulfur mining area) has been temporarily closed by authorities.
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Which Volcano is the World's Largest? Ojos del Salado is the highest. Map of World's Largest Volcanoes: This map shows the locations of the world's largest volcanoes. Tamu Massif on the Shatsky Rise in the northwest Pacific Ocean has the greatest mass and the largest footprint. Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii has the greatest height from base to summit.
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- Tamu Massif handily earns its spot at the top of the list of the world's biggest volcanoes. So why didn't anyone know about until Sept. 5, 2013? The massive shield volcano sits under the Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) east of Japan.
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Mount Damavand ), a potentially active volcano, is a stratovolcano which is the highest peak in Iran and the Middle East as well as the highest volcano in Asia (the Kunlun Volcanic Group in Tibet has a higher elevation than Damāvand, but are not considered to be volcanic mountains).he mountain is located near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, in Damavand county, Tehran Province, 66 kilometres (41 miles) northeast of the city of Tehran.
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Other Name of Damavand Mt Damavand 5671m is one of the Volcanic Seven Summits Mount Damavand, situated in Iran, stands tall as the highest volcano in all of Asia, at 5,671 m. A potentially active volcano, it has fumaroles near the summit crater that release sulfur gas and whose last recorded activity was in 2007.
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- If talking about the highest most active volcano, it would be the Ojos del Salado at the Chile/Argentina border line, reaching a height of 6892m high. mount fig tree. 14 people found this useful.
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Volcano Live The Largest Volcano Eruptions-John Seach. The size of volcanic eruptions is determined by the amount of lava emitted. The largest eruption over the past 2 centuries was Tambora in Indonesia in 1815.
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- The continuing eruption of Europe’s most active volcano, Etna, on the Italian island of Sicily has provided for some breathtaking night images of smoke clouds and flowing lava. Etna Eruption# extraordinary power# pic.twitter.com/Cq4wZVufpa— Buy In Sicily R.E. (@BuyinSicily) February 2, 2015.
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World's largest volcano discovered on Pacific floor The world's largest volcano spanning the size of the entire British Isles has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. The Mauna Loa is the world's biggest active volcano but only is less than two per cent of the size of the Tamu Massif. Photo: ED DARACK/ALAMY.
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Volcanoes in Iceland It is interesting to note that most volcanoes in Iceland have female names, Hekla, Katla and Askja are all female names. Hekla, Katla and Askja also happen to be some of the biggest volcanoes in Iceland, with the most thunderous eruptions.
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- Ijen volcano in East Java contains the world's largest acidic volcanic crater lake, called Kawah Ijen, famous for its turquoise color. The active crater measuring 950x600 m is known for its rich sulphur deposits which are being quarried.
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Iceland's Katla is one of the world's most powerful volcanoes The home of the Katla volcano is Mýrdalsjoekull (Mýrdalsjökull) myrdalsjokull, glacier the southernmost glacier In, iceland almost 600 km2, large and the 4th biggest glacier In. Iceland´myrdalsjokull s ice cap hides The katla. Caldera katla erupted very powerfully in 1918 but there has been evidence of smaller eruptions since. then
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Santorini Volcano Santorini Volcano is one of the most significant volcanoes in the world history because it is considered responsible for the destruction of the Minoan Crete. Santorini is probably the most extraordinary island in the Aegean Sea.It is actually a Caldera (crater), an ancient rim of a still active volcano.The beautiful white houses are scattered along the cliffside. The modern city is actually only the eastern crescent of the ancient circular island.ut this is not the only volcano in Santorini. There are other eruptive centers: Akrotiri volcanoes, Thera volcanoes, Skaros volcano, post-caldera Kamari volcanoes, Megalo Vouno volcanoes, Mikro Profitis Ilias volcano and Therasia volcanoes.
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Oldest Volcano Painting Linked to Ancient Eruption Hasan Dağ volcano in Turkey erupted 9,000 years ago. The blast is depicted in the oldest known painting of a volcanic eruption. Credit: Janet Harvey and Felix Wicke View full size image.
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10 Most Hazardous Countries For Volcanoes (Photos) Two hundreds years after Mount Tambora exploded in the biggest volcanic eruption ever recorded, Indonesia remains the country most at risk of another deadly volcanic eruption. In this photo, people inspect damage caused by the 2010 eruption of Mount Merapi, looming in the distance.he volcano scientists accounted for death and destruction wrought by volcanoes in the past and ranked the countries most likely to face such future disasters.
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Top 10 Most Famous Volcanoes in the World Mount Fuji, Japan. Mount Fuji is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world. it is situated Tokyo. For the last time, its eruption was recorded in January 1708. The height of the mountain is about 11,000 feet.