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Volcanoes in the World
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Location & Feature
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Metres
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Feet
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Ojos del Salado
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Argentina/Chile – Highest active volcano on Earth
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6893
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22615
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Llullaillaco
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Argentina/Chile – Second highest active volcano on Earth
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6739
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22110
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Teide
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Canary Islands, Spain
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7500
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24606
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Piton des Neiges
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Reunion, France
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7071
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23199
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Mauna Loa
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Hawaii, U.S.A
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9170
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30085
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Haleakalā
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Hawaii, U.S.A
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9144
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30000
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Nevado Sajama
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Bolivia – The highest peak of Bolivia
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6542
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21463
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Chimborazo
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Ecuador – Farthest point from Earth’s centre
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6267
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20561
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Cotopaxi
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Ecuador – Second highest in Ecuador
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5897
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19347
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Kilimanjaro
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Tanzania – Highest volcano outside South America; the highest peak in Africa
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5895
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19341
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Cayambe
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Ecuador – Third highest in Ecuador
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5790
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18996
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Mount Elbrus
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Russia – Highest volcano in Eurasia; the highest peak in Russia
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5642
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18510
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Pico de Orizaba
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Mexico – Highest volcano in North America; the highest peak in Mexico
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5636
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18491
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Mount Damavand
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Iran – Highest volcano within Asia; the highest peak in Iran
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5610
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18406
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Popocatépetl
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Mexico – Second highest volcano in North America
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5426
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17802
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Iztaccíhuatl
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Mexico – Third highest volcano in North America
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5230
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17159
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Mount Kenya
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Kenya – Second highest volcano in Africa; the highest mountain in Kenya
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5199
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17057
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Mount Ararat
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Turkey/Armenia – The highest mountain in Turkey
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5137
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16854
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Mount Kazbek
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Georgia – Highest volcano in Georgia
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5047
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16558
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Mount Bona
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Alaska – highest volcano in the United States
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5005
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16421
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Klyuchevskaya Sopka
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The Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia – highest active in Eurasia; the highest mountain in Siberia
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4750
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15584
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Mount Karisimbi
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Rwanda/Democratic Republic of Congo – highest mountain in Rwanda
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4507
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14787
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Mount Rainier
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Washington – highest volcano in the contiguous United States
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4392
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14409
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Mount Giluwe
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Papua New Guinea – highest volcano in Australasia and Pacific islands
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4368
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14331
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Volcán Tajumulco
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Guatemala – highest mountain in Central America
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4220
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13845
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Mauna Kea
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Hawaii, United States – World’s tallest mountain from base to summit
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4205
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13796
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Mount Sidley
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Antarctica – Highest volcano in Antarctica
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4181
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13717
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Mount Cameroon
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Cameroon – highest mountain in Cameroon
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4095
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13435
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Mount Aragats
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Armenia – highest mountain in Armenia
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4095
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13435
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Mount Kerinci
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Sumatra, Indonesia – Highest volcano in Indonesia; the highest mountain in Sumatra
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3805
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12484
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Mount Fuji
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Chūbu Region, Honshū – highest mountain in Japan
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3776
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12388
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Mount Rinjani
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Lombok, Indonesia – Second-highest volcano in Indonesia
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3726
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12224
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Teide
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Tenerife, Canary Islands – the highest peak in the Atlantic Islands and Spain
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3718
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12198
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Semeru
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Java, Indonesia – highest mountain in Java
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3676
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12060
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Emi Koussi
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Chad – the highest mountain in Chad & the Sahara
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3415
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11204
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Mount Etna
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Sicily – active; highest volcano in Western Europe; the highest peak in Italy south of the Alps
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3329
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10922
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Haleakalā
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Maui, Hawaii – the highest peak of Maui
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3055
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10023
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Mount Agung
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Bali, Indonesia – highest mountain in Bali
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3031
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9944
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Pico Basilé
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Bioko, Equatorial Guinea – the highest mountain in Equatorial Guinea
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3011
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9879
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Mount Zuqualla
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Oromia Region – highest volcano in Ethiopia
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2989
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9806
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Mount Apo
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Mindanao – highest mountain in the Philippines
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2954
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9692
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Mount Shishaldin (Sisquk)
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Unimak Island, Alaska – highest mountain in the Aleutian Islands
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2857
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9373
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Mount Ruapehu
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North Island – highest volcano in New Zealand
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2797
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9177
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Mawson Peak
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Heard Island – the highest mountain in Australia
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2745
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9006
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Pico
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Azores – highest mountain in Portugal
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2351
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7713
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Beerenberg
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Jan Mayen, Norway – highest volcano in Norway
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2277
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7470
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Taal Volcano
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Batangas, Philippines – Smallest volcano on earth
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311
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1020
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Pali-Aike volcanic field
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Argentina–Chile border region
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180
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591
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