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Browse notable volcanoes with elevation, volcano type, coordinates, countries, and geography context. Each record links to a focused reference page and to a downloadable dataset for citation, research, and internal discovery.

8 recordsCurated volcanoes references.
5 countriesCountry-linked topical coverage.
Top metricMount Kilimanjaro5,895 m

Volcanoes Directory

Mount Kilimanjaro

Tanzania, East Africa

Mount Kilimanjaro is a volcanic mountain and the highest point in Africa.

Elevation: 5,895 m

Mauna Loa

United States, Hawaii

Mauna Loa is a massive shield volcano on the Island of Hawaii.

Elevation: 4,169 m

Mount Fuji

Japan, Honshu

Mount Fuji is Japan's highest mountain and one of the world's best-known volcanic cones.

Elevation: 3,776 m

Mount Etna

Italy, Sicily

Mount Etna is a large volcano on Sicily and one of Europe's most prominent volcanic landmarks.

Elevation: About 3,357 m

Mount St. Helens

United States, Washington

Mount St. Helens is a Cascade Range volcano in Washington State.

Elevation: 2,549 m

Mount Vesuvius

Italy, Campania

Mount Vesuvius is the volcano near Naples associated with the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Elevation: 1,281 m

Kilauea

United States, Hawaii

Kilauea is a Hawaiian shield volcano known for lava flows and volcanic landscapes.

Elevation: 1,247 m

Krakatoa

Indonesia, Sunda Strait

Krakatoa is a volcanic island group in Indonesia's Sunda Strait.

Setting: Volcanic island group