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Ruapehu
(Encyclopedia)Ruapehu ro͞oəpāˈho͞o [key], active volcano, 9,175 ft (2,797 m) high, on North Island, New Zealand; highest point of North Island. Ruapehu's most recent large eruptions were in 1995 and 1996. It i...Hekla
(Encyclopedia)Hekla hĕkˈlä [key], volcano, 4,892 ft (1,491 m) high, SW Iceland. Since the early 11th cent. more than 20 eruptions have been recorded; the worst occurred in 1766 and the most recent in 1947. Hekla...Iztaccíhuatl
(Encyclopedia)Iztaccíhuatl both: ēshˌ– [key] [Nahuatl,=white woman], dormant volcano, 17,160 ft (5,230 m) high, central Mexico, on the border between Puebla and Mexico state. Irregular in outline, and snowcapp...Ben Nevis
(Encyclopedia)Ben Nevis nēˈvĭs, nĕvˈĭs [key], peak, 4,411 ft (1,345 m) high, Highland, W Scotland, overlooking Glen Nevis; highest peak of Great Britain. Ben Nevis is the remnant of a geologically ancient vol...San Vicente
(Encyclopedia)San Vicente sän vēsānˈtā [key], city (1993 pop. 28,529), central El Salvador. Among its industries are textile manufacturing and sugar milling. San Vicente is the commercial center of a region th...Sinabung, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Sinabung, Mount sĭnäˈbo͞ong [key], volcano, North Sumatra prov., central N Sumatra, Indonesia, rising to 8,071 ft (2,460 m). A conically shaped stratovolcano, Sinabung lies c.40 mi (65 km) SW of M...Krakatoa
(Encyclopedia)Krakatoa kräkätouˈ [key], volcanic island, c.5 sq mi (13 sq km), W Indonesia, in Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra; rising to 2,667 ft (813 m). A momentous volcanic explosion on Aug. 23, 1883, ...Lipari Islands
(Encyclopedia)Lipari Islands ēōˈlēən [key], Ital. Isole Eolie, volcanic island group (1991 pop. 10,382), 44 sq mi (114 sq km), Messina prov., NE Sicily, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The group includes Lipari ...Chimborazo
(Encyclopedia)Chimborazo chēmbōräˈsō [key], inactive volcano, 20,577 ft (6,272 m) high, central Ecuador; the highest in Ecuador. Its summit is always snowcapped. First explored by Alexander von Humboldt in 180...Mayon, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Mayon, Mount mäyōnˈ [key], active volcano, c.8,000 ft (2,440 m) high, SE Luzon, the Philippines. One of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, it also is considered one of the world's most p...Browse by Subject
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